conticent

English

Etymology

From Latin conticens, present participle of conticeo (“I am silent”), from con- + taceo (“I am quiet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒntɪsənt/

Adjective

conticent (comparative more conticent, superlative most conticent)

1. (archaic, rare) silent
   • 1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC:

     The guests sit conticent.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “conticent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Latin

Verb

conticent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of conticeō