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[ tas-i-turn ] / ˈtæs ɪˌtɜrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR taciturn ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveinclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner. Origin of taciturn1765–75; <Latin taciturnus, quiet, maintaining silence, equivalent to tacit(us) silent (see tacit) + -urnus adj. suffix of time SYNONYMS FOR taciturn1 silent, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet. SEE SYNONYMS FOR taciturn ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM taciturntac·i·turn·ly, adverbun·tac·i·turn, adjectiveun·tac·i·turn·ly, adverbWords nearby taciturntachysterol, tachytelic, tacit, Tacitean, tacitly, taciturn, taciturnity, Tacitus, tack, tackboard, tack claw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taciturnNo one would confuse him the taciturn, forgetful and vengeful Senate Majority Leader. Nevada Guv Faces Fans and Foes in Reelection|Lloyd Green|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Tall and taciturn, he exuded the easy authority of a young man used to money and the deference that came with it. Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST The exuberant, indefatigable Democrat from Oregon and the dour, taciturn Republican from New Hampshire made an odd couple. The Senate’s New Taxman Won’t Be Controlled By His Own Party|Linda Killian|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST But he was also taciturn, rarely betraying his inner thoughts, his friends have said. Moon Men: The Private Lives of Neil Armstrong and Pals in “Togethersville”|Lily Koppel|September 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I became irrational and flunked the tough-guy test, the show-me-the-evidence test, the taciturn Gary Cooper test. Warren Buffett’s Cancer Decoded|Kent Sepkowitz|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST For to all outward appearances he was taciturn, unimaginative, self-willed. The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh But he was taciturn, and rarely spoke even to his own family, and spent on them almost less money than words. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2|Rupert Hughes When I went up to the office where I was to file, the door was open and the most taciturn old man sat before a desk. Letters of a Woman Homesteader|Elinore Pruitt Stewart But the taciturn Indian Chief coldly declined the polite proposal. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce I returned to Engin with my taciturn valet; but he showed no enthusiasm on the subject of Engin. Confessions of a Young Man|George Moore
British Dictionary definitions for taciturn
adjectivehabitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative; not inclined to conversation Derived forms of taciturntaciturnity, nountaciturnly, adverbWord Origin for taciturnC18: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus silent, from tacēre to be silent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to taciturnreticent, aloof, dour, laconic, antisocial, close, cold, curt, distant, dumb, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight-lipped, withdrawn |