taciturn
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈtæsɪˌtɜrn/
:
taciturno
- The two taciturn policewomen escorting Consuelo removed her handcuffs, dropped her battered suitcase, and left.
- taciturn man
- taciturn father
- taciturn nature
But she was the the textbook definition of taciturn.
- But she was the the textbook definition of taciturn.
- Clouds of taciturn students completely filled the terraces of seats.
- My dad is he is taciturn.
- Planthics was, you know, sort of sort of a, a rocky type in many respects, you know, rather taciturn.
Examples
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But she couldn't get that taciturn fellow out of her thoughts.
Fiction book (2002) -
Rogers notes also that Selkirk remains taciturn and withdrawn.
Academic text (2002) -
The taciturn group members kept their negative emotions and information on social interactions to themselves.
Academic text (2006) -
He was sort of taciturn, slow moving, wait and see.
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"Thank you," said the man, a funny-looking, taciturn fellow with enormous ears.
Fiction book (1998) -
The other guests attempted to converse with the rather taciturn Dr. Morgenstern.
Fiction book (1990) -
In a neighborhood thick with the gloom of taciturn men, he's famous for silence.
Fiction book (1991) -
In her presence, he was gloomy and taciturn, and also perpetually restless and ill at ease.
Fiction book (1998) -
Although he is usually taciturn, today he shared his thoughts freely with his friends.
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At the meeting, her taciturn nature stood out among the more talkative members.
Synonyms
17
7.9
Not willing to talk about thoughts or feelings easily
4
6.3
Not willing to talk or give information
Not talking much and often listening to others
Not willing to show feelings or talk much
Antonyms
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Taciturn comes from the Latin verb tacere, which means 'to be silent', and it shares the same root as the English word tacit ('understood without words'). So a taciturn person is usually quiet and does not speak much.