All 4 Uses
taciturn
in
Travels with Charley
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- He looked at me with the contained amusement that is considered taciturnity by non-Yankees.†
Part 2taciturnity = with a tendency to be reserved and not to talk
- The natural New England taciturnity reaches its glorious perfection at breakfast.
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- I have always heard that Maine people are rather taciturn, but for this candidate for Mount Rushmore to point twice in an afternoon was to be unbearably talkative.†
Part 2
- I heard many stories about the Isle—I remember it is Isle and not Island—and was given much taciturn advice.†
Part 2
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)