taciturn

Meanings

• adjective

  Marked by or given to silence; uncommunicative.

  - "His taciturn demeanor made it difficult to gauge his true feelings."
  - "The taciturn old man lived alone in the mountains."
  - "The taciturn witness refused to speak about the incident."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈtæsɪtɝn/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3073894"

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Antonyms

garrulous , loquacious

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Synonyms

reticent , untalkative

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with taciturn
harnessed , harvested , narrated , marraned

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Variants

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taciturn , taciturnities , taciturnity

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'tacitus' meaning 'silent'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word that can be spelled using the letters in the word 'taciturn' is 'stewardesses'.

2. In ancient Rome, a 'taciturn' was a person who was sworn to silence.

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Related Concepts

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1. silence: The state of not speaking, often deliberate and meaningful.

2. introversion: A personality trait characterized by a focus on internal thoughts and feelings.

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Quotes

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1. I went on speech strike … remaining defiantly "taciturn" through a procession of speech therapists and psychotherapists, verbalizing only to the gardener and swearing him to silence.

   - Simon Schama,{it}New Republic{/it},22 July 2002

2. She was a small, taut, pale, wiry London girl, alarmingly "taciturn", demon at basketball (at which she captained us) …

   - Elizabeth Bowen,{it}The Mulberry Tree{/it},1986

3. The pipe-smoking Malcolm Cowley … though a faithful fellow-traveller, was too "taciturn" usually to show his hand.

   - Mary McCarthy,{it}Granta 27{/it},Summer 1989

4. When he got to the substation that night, this private "taciturn" fellow had to spill his guts. If he didn't tell somebody, he might blow like a land mine.

   - Joseph Wambaugh,{it}Lines and Shadows{/it},1984

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Culture

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In literature, a taciturn character is often used to add mystery or intrigue to a story. In art, a painting or sculpture of a taciturn figure may evoke feelings of introspection or contemplation.

How to Memorize "taciturn"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person who rarely speaks and seems deep in thought.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a person with a closed mouth and furrowed brow.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'taciturn' comes from the Latin word 'tacitus', meaning 'silent'.

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