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taciturn

[ tas-i-turn ]

adjective

  1. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.


taciturn

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adjective

  1. habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative; not inclined to conversation
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Derived Forms

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  • ˈ³Ù²¹³¦¾±ËŒ³Ù³Ü°ù²Ô±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of taciturn1

First recorded in 1765–75; from Latin taciturnus, “quiet, maintaining silence,†equivalent to tacit(us) “silent†( tacit ) + -urnus adjective suffix of time
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of taciturn1

C18: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus silent, from ³Ù²¹³¦Å§°ù±ð to be silent
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Example Sentences

Anyone who likes this kind of pulp knows these avenging angel characters are more or less the same: intense, taciturn, minimalist.

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Later that day, the couples go out for a rather awkward dinner, where the men are taciturn and grumpy and the women gab away.

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In a mountainous village of post-war Italy, a taciturn Sicilian soldier hides out after deserting the army.

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“The Order†is about these two taciturn men coming face to face, told with a pared-down tension that, decades ago, made stars out of actors like Charles Bronson.

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In this, the writers find a bottomless trove of understanding for everyone, including Lee’s Koh who could easily press his taciturn flintiness in a sinister direction.

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