uncommunicativeadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnᵻkətɪv/,

/ˌʌŋkəˈmjuːnᵻkətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənkəˈmjunəˌkeɪdɪv/,

/ˌənkəˈmjunəkədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, communicative adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + communicative adj. Compare earlier incommunicative adj.

(un- prefix¹ 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] > disposed to secrecy, secretive

dernOE

covert1340

secrec1385

secretc1440

mum1532

closec1540

whist1577

as silent as the grave1613

privatea1625

dark1650

uncommunicating1650

dry1681

uncommunicative1691

unexpansive1847

secretive1853

tight-lipped1876

cagey1909

zip-lipped1943

closet1948

coy1961

tight1977

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > not fit or inclined for society

moy1487

uncompanable1555

inconversable1577

unconversable1593

insociable1598

unsociable1600

dissociable1603

unconversing1643

insocial1654

incommunicative1670

segregative1685

uncommunicative1691

unsocial1731

unamicable1732

uncompanionable1748

dissocial1762

unclubbable?1764

ungregarious1829

lame1942

socially distanced1970

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 297 To be selfish and strait-laced, niggardly and covetous, reserved and uncommunicative.

1730 J. Swift Dean's Reasons 43 Whose uncommunicative heart Will scarce one precious word impart.

1756 W. Cowper Wks. (1837) XV. 285 Our nation has, indeed, been generally supposed to be of a sullen and uncommunicative disposition.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. Pref. p. vii The scholars of Scotland remained inert, and uncommunicative of what they did not know.

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia II. 296 We made sail..in company with some islanders, silent uncommunicative men.

Derivatives

uncoˈmmunicativeness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > disposition to secrecy, secretiveness

secrecy1423

secretnessa1475

privacy1624

uncommunicativeness1751

snugness1778

secretiveness1815

cageyness1950

1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. xliv. 269 I might justify my secrecy and uncommunicativeness by her own.

1829 B. Disraeli in W. F. Monypenny & G. E. Buckle Life Disraeli (1910) I. 122 Though generally accused of uncommunicativeness, I like a gentle chat with a friend.

1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 i. 22 The Italians had given him blame for a dark simulation—which proceeded from sheer timidity and uncommunicativeness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncommunicative
释义	uncommunicativeadj. Brit. /ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnᵻkətɪv/, /ˌʌŋkəˈmjuːnᵻkətɪv/, U.S. /ˌənkəˈmjunəˌkeɪdɪv/, /ˌənkəˈmjunəkədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, communicative adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + communicative adj. Compare earlier incommunicative adj. (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] > disposed to secrecy, secretive dernOE covert1340 secrec1385 secretc1440 mum1532 closec1540 whist1577 as silent as the grave1613 privatea1625 dark1650 uncommunicating1650 dry1681 uncommunicative1691 unexpansive1847 secretive1853 tight-lipped1876 cagey1909 zip-lipped1943 closet1948 coy1961 tight1977 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > not fit or inclined for society moy1487 uncompanable1555 inconversable1577 unconversable1593 insociable1598 unsociable1600 dissociable1603 unconversing1643 insocial1654 incommunicative1670 segregative1685 uncommunicative1691 unsocial1731 unamicable1732 uncompanionable1748 dissocial1762 unclubbable?1764 ungregarious1829 lame1942 socially distanced1970 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 297 To be selfish and strait-laced, niggardly and covetous, reserved and uncommunicative. 1730 J. Swift Dean's Reasons 43 Whose uncommunicative heart Will scarce one precious word impart. 1756 W. Cowper Wks. (1837) XV. 285 Our nation has, indeed, been generally supposed to be of a sullen and uncommunicative disposition. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. Pref. p. vii The scholars of Scotland remained inert, and uncommunicative of what they did not know. 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia II. 296 We made sail..in company with some islanders, silent uncommunicative men. Derivatives uncoˈmmunicativeness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > disposition to secrecy, secretiveness secrecy1423 secretnessa1475 privacy1624 uncommunicativeness1751 snugness1778 secretiveness1815 cageyness1950 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. xliv. 269 I might justify my secrecy and uncommunicativeness by her own. 1829 B. Disraeli in W. F. Monypenny & G. E. Buckle Life Disraeli (1910) I. 122 Though generally accused of uncommunicativeness, I like a gentle chat with a friend. 1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 i. 22 The Italians had given him blame for a dark simulation—which proceeded from sheer timidity and uncommunicativeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1691
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