Synonyms for taciturn
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tas-i-turn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæs ɪˌtɜrn |
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Définition of taciturn
Origin :- "habitually silent," 1771, back-formation from taciturnity.
- adj uncommunicative
- She was as taciturn as ever, speaking scarcely a half-dozen words.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- But you know what Mr Merdle is; you know how taciturn and reserved he is.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Janzen, for his part, was as taciturn as his friend Bache was garrulous.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- I know just what sort of a person he is—sombre and taciturn.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Meg, white-faced and taciturn, went back to Wren's End on Tuesday night.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- The old man, a taciturn Provencal, was in no haste to answer.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Makola, taciturn and impenetrable, despised the two white men.
- Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
- He was a very good sailor, I believe, taciturn and intelligent.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- Levy hardly knew him for the shy, taciturn playfellow of his boyhood.
- Extract from : « The New Land » by Elma Ehrlich Levinger
- Anastasia on her return found her aunt unusually reserved and taciturn.
- Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
Antonyms for taciturn
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