taciturn

Betekenis (Engels)

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

Concepten

zwijgzaam

stil

zwijgend

zwijger

Tegenovergesteld aan

garrulous, loquacious

Synoniemen

silent

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reticent

quiet

not talkative

uncommunicative

reserved

dumb

incommunicative

untalkative

speechless

close-mouthed

implied

unsaid

of few words

secretive

close

tight-lipped

kept quiet

short-spoken

unconversable

holding the tongue

not speaking

speaking little

inconversable

bittle saying

still

apathetic

calm

closemouthed

contemplative

coy

dutiful

humble

laconic

lowly

meek

morose

nonverbal

reluctant

aloof

stupid

Vertalingen

schweigsam

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taciturne

taciturno

taciturno

silenzioso

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wortkarg

taciturno

callado

maulfaul

verschwiegen

ολιγόλογος

mundfaul

silencieux

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sessiz

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtæsɪtɜːn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: taciturnite

In summary

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”).