Definition of taciturn in English:

taciturn

adjective ˈtasɪtəːnˈtæsəˌtərn

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose
Example sentencesExamples
- A smart yet taciturn girl, she never complained and she always followed her instructions to the letter.
- The taciturn landlord, never quite friendly, usually acceptably civil and occasionally helpful, must be a type specially bred to run such places.
- That taciturn man with the eyes of a kind wizard has brought about a veritable revolution in gymnastics.
- He was conscious of it, but he was a taciturn man and just then he had nothing to say.
- Secretive and taciturn, he did not like to talk about himself and was loath to reveal too much about his thinking.…
- Our group was a taciturn group of actors from theater, TV, and film, and we didn't even really meet beforehand.
- He intends to go into management when he retires as a player, and already betrays some of the characteristics of his taciturn international mentor.
- He was also taciturn, but enumerated that he wanted a relationship with me.
- This quiet and taciturn man has been as responsible as any individual for the rise in England's fortunes.
- He was a rather taciturn individual who discouraged chatter in the theatre.
- He was an extremely taciturn man, so it would have been totally out of character for him to have consciously chosen to make up that sort of thing.
- Friends described him as reserved, almost taciturn, but insatiably curious about science and technical processes.
- Never the most outgoing of men, he remains as taciturn as ever.
- I trained myself so well I now have to be careful not to be taciturn.
- Those who worked with the taciturn Field Marshall revered him.
- It was okay for boxers of 50 years ago to be taciturn, but today the champion is expected to be an entertainer.
- And she also tends to be rather taciturn, so many people who have access to her wonder what she's really thinking.
- One is more taciturn, accepting what goes on with a shrug.
- But in her usual taciturn manner, the president kept silent, leaving it to her ministers to justify the hikes to the public.
- These were a taciturn lot, slow-thinking, cautious and secretive.
Synonyms
untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, unresponsive, secretive, silent, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, mute, dumb, inarticulate
reserved, withdrawn, introverted, retiring, media-shy, antisocial, unsociable, distant, aloof, stand-offish, cold, detached, dour, sullen

Derivatives

taciturnity

noun tasɪˈtəːnɪtiˌtæsəˈtərnədi

But I think, too, of hours spent alone with him as an interviewer, seeking to overcome his calculated taciturnity in an exercise I likened to mining gold with a plastic teaspoon.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a period when middle-class fathers often withdrew behind taciturnity and rituals of manliness, when mothers stifled their finer feelings and aspirations behind domestic routines.
- He was true to his heritage in valuing hard work, frugality, practicality, and taciturnity.
- I avoided his stares and finished the meal in silence, surprising Gretchen with my unaccustomed taciturnity.
- After all those years of taciturnity in male cinema, the floodgates opened and we were deluged by talk.

taciturnly

adverbˈtasɪtəːnliˈtæsəˌtərnli

‘Guess I was wrong then,’ he mumbled taciturnly, as he faded back into the crowd of police investigators.
Example sentencesExamples
- But ‘Recollection’ here refers not to the events directly but to those past, childish thoughts of a beautiful communion; a communion in sharp contrast to the distances and isolations in which the poem is taciturnly veiled.
- The interior is wood-paneled stuffiness personified, the clientele are fairly ancient, and there's just one waitress who will, if the restaurant is more than half full, inform you taciturnly that your food ‘might take a while.’
- I asked him which books and music he took with him and he taciturnly told me they shared a few entertainment items.
- Judgment is passed on the two main actors who had been taciturnly, but coyly, perched for long hours, and have been sized up again and again under the unrelenting gaze of the critics.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (see tacit).

Definition of taciturn in US English:

taciturn

adjectiveˈtasəˌtərnˈtæsəˌtərn

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose
Example sentencesExamples
- That taciturn man with the eyes of a kind wizard has brought about a veritable revolution in gymnastics.
- Secretive and taciturn, he did not like to talk about himself and was loath to reveal too much about his thinking.…
- Our group was a taciturn group of actors from theater, TV, and film, and we didn't even really meet beforehand.
- These were a taciturn lot, slow-thinking, cautious and secretive.
- Those who worked with the taciturn Field Marshall revered him.
- One is more taciturn, accepting what goes on with a shrug.
- I trained myself so well I now have to be careful not to be taciturn.
- He was an extremely taciturn man, so it would have been totally out of character for him to have consciously chosen to make up that sort of thing.
- The taciturn landlord, never quite friendly, usually acceptably civil and occasionally helpful, must be a type specially bred to run such places.
- Never the most outgoing of men, he remains as taciturn as ever.
- He intends to go into management when he retires as a player, and already betrays some of the characteristics of his taciturn international mentor.
- He was a rather taciturn individual who discouraged chatter in the theatre.
- And she also tends to be rather taciturn, so many people who have access to her wonder what she's really thinking.
- Friends described him as reserved, almost taciturn, but insatiably curious about science and technical processes.
- It was okay for boxers of 50 years ago to be taciturn, but today the champion is expected to be an entertainer.
- This quiet and taciturn man has been as responsible as any individual for the rise in England's fortunes.
- He was also taciturn, but enumerated that he wanted a relationship with me.
- He was conscious of it, but he was a taciturn man and just then he had nothing to say.
- A smart yet taciturn girl, she never complained and she always followed her instructions to the letter.
- But in her usual taciturn manner, the president kept silent, leaving it to her ministers to justify the hikes to the public.
Synonyms
untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, unresponsive, secretive, silent, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, mute, dumb, inarticulate

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (see tacit).

单词	taciturn
释义	Definition of taciturn in English: taciturn adjective ˈtasɪtəːnˈtæsəˌtərn (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose Example sentencesExamples A smart yet taciturn girl, she never complained and she always followed her instructions to the letter. The taciturn landlord, never quite friendly, usually acceptably civil and occasionally helpful, must be a type specially bred to run such places. That taciturn man with the eyes of a kind wizard has brought about a veritable revolution in gymnastics. He was conscious of it, but he was a taciturn man and just then he had nothing to say. Secretive and taciturn, he did not like to talk about himself and was loath to reveal too much about his thinking.… Our group was a taciturn group of actors from theater, TV, and film, and we didn't even really meet beforehand. He intends to go into management when he retires as a player, and already betrays some of the characteristics of his taciturn international mentor. He was also taciturn, but enumerated that he wanted a relationship with me. This quiet and taciturn man has been as responsible as any individual for the rise in England's fortunes. He was a rather taciturn individual who discouraged chatter in the theatre. He was an extremely taciturn man, so it would have been totally out of character for him to have consciously chosen to make up that sort of thing. Friends described him as reserved, almost taciturn, but insatiably curious about science and technical processes. Never the most outgoing of men, he remains as taciturn as ever. I trained myself so well I now have to be careful not to be taciturn. Those who worked with the taciturn Field Marshall revered him. It was okay for boxers of 50 years ago to be taciturn, but today the champion is expected to be an entertainer. And she also tends to be rather taciturn, so many people who have access to her wonder what she's really thinking. One is more taciturn, accepting what goes on with a shrug. But in her usual taciturn manner, the president kept silent, leaving it to her ministers to justify the hikes to the public. These were a taciturn lot, slow-thinking, cautious and secretive. Synonyms untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, unresponsive, secretive, silent, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, mute, dumb, inarticulate reserved, withdrawn, introverted, retiring, media-shy, antisocial, unsociable, distant, aloof, stand-offish, cold, detached, dour, sullen Derivatives taciturnity noun tasɪˈtəːnɪtiˌtæsəˈtərnədi But I think, too, of hours spent alone with him as an interviewer, seeking to overcome his calculated taciturnity in an exercise I likened to mining gold with a plastic teaspoon. Example sentencesExamples It was a period when middle-class fathers often withdrew behind taciturnity and rituals of manliness, when mothers stifled their finer feelings and aspirations behind domestic routines. He was true to his heritage in valuing hard work, frugality, practicality, and taciturnity. I avoided his stares and finished the meal in silence, surprising Gretchen with my unaccustomed taciturnity. After all those years of taciturnity in male cinema, the floodgates opened and we were deluged by talk. taciturnly adverbˈtasɪtəːnliˈtæsəˌtərnli ‘Guess I was wrong then,’ he mumbled taciturnly, as he faded back into the crowd of police investigators. Example sentencesExamples But ‘Recollection’ here refers not to the events directly but to those past, childish thoughts of a beautiful communion; a communion in sharp contrast to the distances and isolations in which the poem is taciturnly veiled. The interior is wood-paneled stuffiness personified, the clientele are fairly ancient, and there's just one waitress who will, if the restaurant is more than half full, inform you taciturnly that your food ‘might take a while.’ I asked him which books and music he took with him and he taciturnly told me they shared a few entertainment items. Judgment is passed on the two main actors who had been taciturnly, but coyly, perched for long hours, and have been sized up again and again under the unrelenting gaze of the critics. Origin Late 18th century: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (see tacit). Definition of taciturn in US English: taciturn adjectiveˈtasəˌtərnˈtæsəˌtərn (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose Example sentencesExamples That taciturn man with the eyes of a kind wizard has brought about a veritable revolution in gymnastics. Secretive and taciturn, he did not like to talk about himself and was loath to reveal too much about his thinking.… Our group was a taciturn group of actors from theater, TV, and film, and we didn't even really meet beforehand. These were a taciturn lot, slow-thinking, cautious and secretive. Those who worked with the taciturn Field Marshall revered him. One is more taciturn, accepting what goes on with a shrug. I trained myself so well I now have to be careful not to be taciturn. He was an extremely taciturn man, so it would have been totally out of character for him to have consciously chosen to make up that sort of thing. The taciturn landlord, never quite friendly, usually acceptably civil and occasionally helpful, must be a type specially bred to run such places. Never the most outgoing of men, he remains as taciturn as ever. He intends to go into management when he retires as a player, and already betrays some of the characteristics of his taciturn international mentor. He was a rather taciturn individual who discouraged chatter in the theatre. And she also tends to be rather taciturn, so many people who have access to her wonder what she's really thinking. Friends described him as reserved, almost taciturn, but insatiably curious about science and technical processes. It was okay for boxers of 50 years ago to be taciturn, but today the champion is expected to be an entertainer. This quiet and taciturn man has been as responsible as any individual for the rise in England's fortunes. He was also taciturn, but enumerated that he wanted a relationship with me. He was conscious of it, but he was a taciturn man and just then he had nothing to say. A smart yet taciturn girl, she never complained and she always followed her instructions to the letter. But in her usual taciturn manner, the president kept silent, leaving it to her ministers to justify the hikes to the public. Synonyms untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, unresponsive, secretive, silent, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, mute, dumb, inarticulate Origin Late 18th century: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (see tacit).
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