All 4 Uses
taciturn
in
Journey to the Center of the Earth - 44 chapters
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- As soon, however, as the inevitable soup was placed on the table, the natural taciturnity, common even to Icelandic babies, prevailed over all else.†
Chpt 10 *taciturnity = with a tendency to be reserved and not to talk
- The three Icelanders, who were as taciturn as their comrade, did not say a word; but went on eating and drinking very quietly and soberly.†
Chpt 12
- He saw my hand in that of my uncle, and I venture to say that, taciturn as he was, his eyes beamed with lively satisfaction.†
Chpt 26
- That dagger had never been in the possession of the pacific and taciturn Hans.†
Chpt 37
Definitions:
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(1)
(taciturn) with a tendency to be reserved and not to talkSynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Consider using reticent rather than taciturn when the reluctance to talk is brought on by a particular situation rather than being a general disposition. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)