adj
Meaning 1
unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
untalkative
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Meaning 2
temperamentally disinclined to talk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reticent
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English talkative English untalkative From un- + talkative.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: vaisu — unwilling to talk
- Finnish: jörö — unwilling to talk
- Greek: λακωνικός (lakonikós) — unwilling to talk
- Latin: taciturnus — unwilling to talk
- Macedonian: неразговорлив (nerazgovorliv) — unwilling to talk
- Polish: małomówny — unwilling to talk