taciturn

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from taciturnity, from Middle English taciturnite, from Latin taciturnitās; or alternatively from French taciturne, likely reinforced by Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (“secret, tacit”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæsɪtɜːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtæsɪtɝn/ === Adjective === taciturn (comparative more taciturn, superlative most taciturn) Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak. Synonyms: reticent, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious ==== Antonyms ==== prolix ==== Derived terms ==== taciturnity taciturnly ==== Related terms ==== tacit tacitly tacitness ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === tinctura, urticant == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin taciturnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [tə.siˈturn] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ta.siˈtuɾn] === Adjective === taciturn (feminine taciturna, masculine plural taciturns, feminine plural taciturnes) taciturn ==== Related terms ==== tàcit === Further reading === “taciturn”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “taciturn”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “taciturn” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “taciturn” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French taciturne, from Latin taciturnus. === Adjective === taciturn m or n (feminine singular taciturnă, masculine plural taciturni, feminine/neuter plural taciturne) taciturn ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== taciturnitate