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taciturn
Meaning: reserved or uncommunicative in speech
taciturn in a sentence
How taciturn is used in real sentences:
The taciturn cowboy rarely said more than 'yep.'
The taciturn cowboy rarely said more than 'yep.'
“One taciturn teenager answered every introductory question with a nod, yet later described his dreams freely when shown the night's recordings.”
— from the passage Signals After Midnight
Synonyms for taciturn
Other words for taciturn — reticent, reserved and quiet — carry the same meaning.
- reticent
- reserved
- quiet
Antonyms of taciturn
Words that mean the opposite of taciturn:
Where it comes from
From Latin tacitus 'silent'
Memory hook
TACITURN = TACIT (silent) + URN (quiet as an urn).