Habitually untalkative. See synonyms at silent.
[French taciturne, from Old French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, silent. See tacit.]
taciturnity tac'i·tur'ni·ty (-tûr'nĭ-tē) n.taciturnly tac'i·turn·ly adv.
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(TAS-i-tuhrn)
adjective
Temperamentally untalkative.
Etymology
From Latin taciturnus (quiet), from tacitus (silent), past participle of tacere (to be silent)
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adjective
| Antonyms: taciturn |
Definition: uncommunicative
Antonyms: communicative, fluent, talkative, wordy
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Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.
— Paul Klee (1879-1940), Swiss artist.
| Translations: Taciturn |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ordknap, fåmælt, tavs
Français (French)
adj. - taciturne
Deutsch (German)
adj. - schweigsam, wortkarg
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λακωνικός, λιγομίλητος, επιφυλακτικός (κν. μαζεμένος)
Italiano (Italian)
taciturno, silenzioso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - taciturno, calado, reservado
Русский (Russian)
Неразговорчивый, угрюмый, молчаливый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - taciturno
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tystlåten, fåordig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
沉默寡言的, 无言的, 不太说话的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 沈默寡言的, 無言的, 不太說話的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말없는, 입이 무거운
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) سكيت - صموت
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שתקני, ממעט במלים
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| Molchan (family name) |
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