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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

taciturn (comparative more taciturn, superlative most taciturn)

  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.
    • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 18:
      We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the eclat of a proverb.
    Synonyms: reticent, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn
    Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin taciturnus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

taciturn (feminine taciturna, masculine plural taciturns, feminine plural taciturnes)

  1. taciturn

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Romanian

Etymology

From French taciturne, from Latin taciturnus.

Adjective

taciturn m or n (feminine singular taciturnă, masculine plural taciturni, feminine and neuter plural taciturne)

  1. taciturn

Declension