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taciturn |
(adj): vs. voluble) -- (habitually reserved and uncommunicative
(adj): (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
(adj): temperamentally disinclined to talk
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"We go out in stormy weather
We rarely practice discern
We make love to some with sin
We seek out the taciturn"
-Spoon, "That's the Way We Get By"
Elizabeth Bennet: "No... No, I prefer to be unsociable and taciturn... Makes it all so much more enjoyable, don't you think?"
Mr. Darcy
John, I actually learned the word from watching Angel. Who says TV isn't educational? :)
The word itself comes from latin..."Tacite" if I am remembering correctly. It means "silent" in that form. (Just so ya know.)
I always thought both words have a negative and positive connotation, depending on how you use them. :-)
Really? I always thought taciturn was a noble trait and reticent was refusing to reveal import information.
Like reticent, but in a bad way. :-P
habitually silent; not inclined to talk
"Buffy, I too know the love of a taciturn man" - Willow Rosenberg, BTVS, "Enemies"