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Taciturn meaning

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

Using Taciturn

  • The main meaning on this page is: Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
  • Useful related words include: buttoned-up, reticent, untalkative, concise.
  • In the example corpus, taciturn often appears in combinations such as: and taciturn, was taciturn, the taciturn.

Context around Taciturn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Taciturn

  • In this selection, "taciturn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oddly, normally, uncharacteristically, 325, reed and police stand out and add context to how "taciturn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an unsocial taciturn disposition unwilling and and be taciturn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "taciturn" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with taciturn

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The Indians were tranquil, but sombre and taciturn. (8 words)

Freyr immediately falls in love with her and becomes depressed and taciturn. (12 words)

Oliver is a voluble campaigner, but uncharacteristically taciturn when it comes to talking about his own politics. (17 words)

We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the éclat of a proverb," Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice, 1813. (42 words)

According to Sarah, the Queen was taciturn and formal, repeating the same phrases—"Whatever you have to say you may put in writing" and "You said you desired no answer, and I shall give you none"—over and over. (39 words)

That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. (35 words)

Example sentences (17)

The steady flow of mail back and forth across the Atlantic kept me abreast of their lives, their careers, their wins, their losses, though they were oddly taciturn on the subject of love.

It’s a pretty common experience for Asian parents to be on the quiet side and be reserved and be taciturn.

Player 2 was a taciturn 325-pound offensive lineman the size of a telecom satellite named Olisaemeka (Oli) Udoh.

State health officials there have been taciturn about death statistics, usually leaving it to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) to announce the running toll at his daily briefings.

That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York.

Oliver is a voluble campaigner, but uncharacteristically taciturn when it comes to talking about his own politics.

These robots were a taciturn police force employed by the Guardians of the Universe before being abandoned in favor of the Green Lantern Corps.

Kelly’s departure has long been rumored, as the taciturn general was said to be frequently at odds with Trump.

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Taciturn soldiers in green camouflage stand at every corner with assault rifles slung over their bulletproof vests.

According to Sarah, the Queen was taciturn and formal, repeating the same phrases—"Whatever you have to say you may put in writing" and "You said you desired no answer, and I shall give you none"—over and over.

Dirac was able to maintain his normal research productivity only because Manci was in charge of everything else." citation Personality Dirac was known among his colleagues for his precise and taciturn nature.

Freyr immediately falls in love with her and becomes depressed and taciturn.

He recruits old friend Shichirōji and, with Katsushirō's assistance, three other samurai: the friendly, wily Gorobei; the good-willed Heihachi; and Kyūzō, a taciturn master swordsman whom Katsushirō regards with awe.

In contrast to Ningauble's love of often pointless storytelling, Sheelba is taciturn, choosing his/her words as if they were valuables to be disbursed parsimoniously.

Morricone used his special effects to punctuate and comically tweak the action—cluing in the audience to the taciturn man's ironic stance.

The Indians were tranquil, but sombre and taciturn.

We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the éclat of a proverb," Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice, 1813.

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Common combinations with taciturn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "taciturn" in a sentence?
An example: "The steady flow of mail back and forth across the Atlantic kept me abreast of their lives, their careers, their wins, their losses, though they were oddly taciturn on the subject of love." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "taciturn" from authentic English texts.
What does "taciturn" mean?
Taciturn means: Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
What are synonyms of "taciturn"?
Common synonyms of "taciturn" include: buttoned-up, reticent, untalkative, concise, uncommunicative, incommunicative, voluble.
How many example sentences with "taciturn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "taciturn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.