Meaning of "taciturn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TACITURN

From Latin taciturnus, from tacitus silent, from tacēre to be silent.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TACITURN

taciturn  [ˈtæsɪˌtɜːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACITURN

Taciturn is an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TACITURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Silence

Silence is the lack of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity. By analogy, the word silence can also refer to any absence of communication, including in media other than speech. Silence is also used as total communication, in reference to nonverbal communication and spiritual connection. Silence also refers to no sounds uttered by anybody in a room or area. Silence is an important factor in many cultural spectacles, as in rituals. In discourse analysis, speakers use brief absences of speech to mark the boundaries of prosodic units. Silence in speech can be hesitation, stutters, self-correction—or deliberate slowing of speech to clarify or aid processing of ideas. These are short silences. Longer pauses in language occur in interactive roles, reactive tokens, or turn-taking. According to cultural norms, silence can be positive or negative. For example, in a Christian Methodist faith organization silence and reflection during the sermons might be appreciated by the congregation, while in a Southern Baptist church, silence might mean disagreement with what is being said, or perhaps disconnectedness from the congregated community.

Definition of taciturn in the English dictionary

The definition of taciturn in the dictionary is habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative; not inclined to conversation.

SYNONYMS OF «TACITURN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «taciturn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of taciturn

aloof · antisocial · close-lipped · distant · dumb · mute · quiet · reserved · reticent · silent · tight-lipped · uncommunicative · unforthcoming · withdrawn

TRANSLATION OF TACITURN

Find out the translation of taciturn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of taciturn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taciturn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 沉默寡言
• Translator English - Spanish: taciturno
• English: taciturn
• Translator English - Hindi: अल्पभाषी
• Translator English - Arabic: قليل الكلام
• Translator English - Russian: молчаливый
• Translator English - Portuguese: taciturno
• Translator English - Bengali: মিতভাষী
• Translator English - French: taciturne
• Translator English - Malay: Tidak tahu
• Translator English - German: wortkarg
• Translator English - Japanese: 無口な
• Translator English - Korean: 과묵
• Translator English - Javanese: Taciturn
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trầm mặc
• Translator English - Tamil: அதிகம் பேசாத
• Translator English - Marathi: टास्किटर्न
• Translator English - Turkish: suskun
• Translator English - Italian: taciturno
• Translator English - Polish: małomówny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мовчазний
• Translator English - Romanian: taciturn
• Translator English - Greek: ολιγόλογος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stil
• Translator English - Swedish: fåordig
• Translator English - Norwegian: fåmælt

6 QUOTES WITH «TACITURN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word taciturn.

1

Douglas Fairbanks

The man who is gloomy, taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living. There have been a few who have groaned their way through to a competence, but in proportion to that overwhelming number of souls who carry cheer through life, they are as nothing - mere drops in the bucket.

2

Paul Klee

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

3

Lily Koppel

Apollo 11 was the movie premiere of moon landings, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Neil was a bit of a mystic, but also a taciturn guy from what I can tell. He really saw the moon as looking like the American high desert. He wasn't someone who dealt in metaphors.

4

William Hamilton Maxwell

I am naturally taciturn, and became a silent and attentive listener.

5

Alexander Smith

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

6

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

One's appearance bespeaks dignity corresponding to the depth of his character. One's concentrated effort, serene attitude, taciturn air, courteous disposition, thoroughly polite bearing, gritted teeth with a piercing look - each of these reveals dignity. Such outward appearance, in short, comes from constant attentiveness and seriousness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACITURN»

Discover the use of taciturn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taciturn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Taciturn Man: And Other Tales of Australia

He has dabbled in politics, and in retirement now spends his time writing, surfing andmucking about with friends on the state's South coast. From the World Voices Series www.ModernHistoryPress.com

Geoffrey Gibson, 2011

A Repertory of Hering's Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Taciturn, fever, intermittent: phus, iArn.; typhoid, INux m. Taciturn, after fright: IIgn. , Taciturn, acute hydrocephalus, utters no articulate Sound for two weeks: l |Hell. Taciturn, in hySteria : IH dr. ac. Taciturn, with Satiety of li e : IPlat. Taciturn, in ...

Constantine Hering, 1896

A Word a Week

Can you use this rhyme to figure out the characteristics of a taciturn person? Taciturn Tony said never a word And quietly went out to watch for some birds. Along came an eagle, a raven, a finch. When there is silence, Birdwatching's a cinch!

Ruth Foster, 1999

Verbal Advantage: Ten Easy Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary

Challenging antonyms of taciturn include garrulous (word 8 of Level 4), loquacious (loh-KWAY-shus), effusive (e-FYOO- siv, word 13 of Level 7), and voluble (VAHL-yuh-bul, word 1 of Level 5). Taciturn comes from the same Latin root as tacit ...

Charles Harrington Elster, 2009

A compendious dictionary of the Latin tongue: for the use of ...

I, 29. taciti Manes, the filent gbofis or findet, Ov. F. 5, 422. ct mutis taciturn lirtorihus mare, /'. r. tranquillum, Senec. Here. fur. 536. inconfolabile vulnus mente gerit tacita, Id. M. 5, 427. с/. 15, 26. F. 3, 634. A. I, 4, 23 &c. tácito veneruntur murmure ...

Alexander Adam, 1805

The Path and Pinnacle of Consciousness

One was loquacious, and the other was taciturn. The loquacious man was kind of upset about some things that had happened in his past, and he was feeling unsure about his future, so he decided to take a walk. All of a sudden, the two men ...

Edward L. Hannon, 2009

English Synonymes Classified and Explained: With Practical ...

Silent — Taciturn. Taciturnity is an intensive silence. A silent man is one who does not speak ; a taciturn man is one who scarcely ever speaks. We may be silent without being taciturn. Silence respects the act ; taciturn, the habit. Circumstances ...

George Frederick Graham, 1877

English Synonyms ...

Silent — Taciturn . Taciturnity is an intensive silence. A silent man is one who does not speak ; a taciturn man is one who scarcely ever speaks. We may be silent without being taciturn. Silent respects the act; taciturn the habit. Circumstances ...

George Frederick Graham, 1857

English Synonyms and Antonyms: With Notes on the Correct Use ...

459 system taciturn whole ; as, a system of theology ; a railroad system; the digestive system; manner refers to the external qualities of actions, and to those often as settled and characteristic; we speak of a system of taxation, a method of  ...

James Champlin Fernald, 1914

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

Г taci tus], not talkative, of few words, quiet, still, taciturn, silent, noiseless : ( cum ) taciturnum videbant : thalamus taciturna Intrat, noiselessly, 0. : obatinatio, N. : tineas passes (liber) taciturnus inertia, i. e. unread, B.: (ingenium) statua taciturnius ...

Charlton Thomas Lewis, 1890

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACITURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taciturn is used in the context of the following news items.

Taciturn Buhari and Corrupt Nigerians

After nearly three weeks of assumption of office, President Muhamadu Buhari seems to be giving Nigerians, especially the corrupt ones, who have the proverbial ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»

Imprisoned Washington Post Reporter's Spy Trial Begins in Iran

The Washington Post's bureau chief in Tehran, Jason Rezaian, has been imprisoned in Iran for nearly ten months. The Iranian government has been taciturn ... «New York Magazine, May 15»

'This is my dream job'

Annisul Huq seems, at first, a little taciturn as we sit down to talk on Saturday. He smiles and talks about the city poll elections in Dhaka. “I would have been ... «DhakaTribune, May 15»

Out of the Past

The tall, confident, good-humored Francis wants to sell one of their weed-clotted fields, but the short, taciturn, pessimistic Henry opposes Francis's scheme; ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»

Contele de Saint Germain: Popândăul taciturn

De data asta sunt de acord cu Cristian Tudor Popescu: marele căpitan de vas, Traian Băsescu, cel care ar fi salvat Titanicul dacă era la timonă, cel care şi-a dus ... «Cotidianul, Feb 15»

Last Days: The Week in Review Taciturn Athletes, Rap-Related …

MONDAY, JANUARY 26 This week of taciturn athletes, rap-related fatalities, and one passionately anticipated Super Bowl kicked off with another woman ... «TheStranger.com, Feb 15»

TACITURN Buhari, can he win the Presidency?

Writing on the man Buhari is a work I looked forward with excitement to do for many months and the reasons are many. No matter what view anybody holds, ... «Daily Sun, Dec 14»

Swags out for taciturn Turnbull

Diamantina Mayor Geoff Morton and Barcoo Mayor Julie Groves are issuing Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull a formal invitation to visit ... «Queensland Country Life, Nov 14»

Watch a Young Carrie Fisher Talk About 'Star Wars' Success in this …

Unlike her taciturn Star Wars co-star Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher has always been comfortable opening up to interviewers. In this short Good Morning interview ... «Yahoo News, Sep 14»

Taciturn during testimony in Oscar trial, the spotlight turns to Judge …

Johannesburg - The judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial was taciturn through months of court proceedings that caught the attention of the world. «News24, Sep 14»