Meaning

1 senses
  1. Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

    The two sisters could hardly have been more different, one so boisterous and expressive, the other so taciturn and calm.

    schweigsam, wortkarg, maulfaul

    молчали́выйmolčalívyj, неразгово́рчивыйnerazgovórčivyj, необщи́тельныйneobščítelʹnyj

    мовчазни́йmovčaznýj, мовчазли́вийmovčazlývyj, нетовари́ськийnetovarýsʹkyj

More definitions
  • habitually reserved and uncommunicative

Examples

8 sentences
  1. The English are a taciturn people.

    ruАнгличане - молчаливый народ. — marafon

    deDie Engländer sind ein schweigsames Volk. — Dani6187

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  2. Mary's partner is a taciturn person.

    deMarias Lebensgefährte ist ein wortkarger Mensch. — al_ex_an_der

  3. Lincoln himself was taciturn.

    deLincoln selbst war wortkarg. — Yorwba

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  4. The principal was always taciturn.

    ruДиректор школы всегда был скуп на слова. — marafon

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  5. Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.

    ruДжейсон был неразговорчивым человеком, поэтому, когда он что-то говорил, это было настоящим сюрпризом. — odexed

    deJason war ein wortkarges Individuum, daher war es immer eine echte Überraschung, wenn er etwas sagte. — MUIRIEL

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
untalkative, silent:
Русский
By meaning 1
untalkative, silent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
untalkative, silent:

Origin

Back-formation from taciturnity, from Middle English taciturnite, from Latin taciturnitās;

Back-formation from taciturnity, from Middle English taciturnite, from Latin taciturnitās; or alternatively from French taciturne, likely reinforced by Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (“secret, tacit”).

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