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taciturn |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taciturn \Tac"i*turn\, a. [L. taciturnus: cf F. taciturne. See {Tacit}.] Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak. -- {Tac"i*turn*ly}, adv Syn: Silent; reserved. Usage: {Taciturn}, {Silent}. Silent has reference to the act taciturn, to the habit. A man may be silent from circumstances; he is taciturn from disposition. The loquacious man is at times silent; one who is taciturn may now and then make an effort at conversation. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: taciturn adj : habitually reserved and uncommunicative [ant: {voluble}]
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