TACITURN


Meaning of TACITURN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈta-sə-ˌtərn ]

adjective

Etymology: French or Latin; French taciturne, from Middle French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus

Date: 1734

: temperamentally disinclined to talk

Synonyms: see silent

• tac·i·tur·ni·ty ˌta-sə-ˈtər-nə-tē noun

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