taciturn

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  1. adjective Habitually untalkative. See Synonyms at silent.

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  • In his ordinary intercourse with his friends and counselors his Majesty manifested much coldness of manner; he became taciturn, and entire hours passed without any one present having the courage to begin a conversation. —  Recollections of the private life of Napoleon
  • For one supposed to be stolid and taciturn, the Indian makes a good deal of noise at times. —  Last of the Great Scouts The Life Story of William F Cody
  • Boone remained taciturn, his clear, eagle-eye scanning the palisade, and the direction from which the savages would be most likely to come. —  Wild Western Scenes
  • But he was taciturn, and rarely spoke even to his own family, and spent on them almost less money than words. —  The Love Affairs of Great Musicians
  • Dr. Xia became increasingly taciturn, and she instinctively avoided him. —  WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French taciturne, from Old French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, silent; see tacit.

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  1. = French taciturne = Spanish Portuguese Italian taciturno, from Latin taciturnus, disposed to be silent, from tacitus, silent: see tacit.
 

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/ˈtæsɪtərn/
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