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Taciturn vs Austere - What's the difference?

taciturn | austere |

As adjectives the difference between taciturn and austere

is that taciturn is silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak while austere is austere.

taciturn

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
  • The two sisters could hardly have been more different, one so boisterous and expressive, the other so taciturn and calm.
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  • Synonyms

    * (silent) reticent, untalkative * See also

    Antonyms

    * (silent) garrulous, loquacious

    Derived terms

    * taciturnity * taciturnly

    Anagrams

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    austere

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Grim or severe in manner or appearance
  • The headmistress was an austere old woman.
  • Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
  • The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.

    Synonyms

    * (grim or severe) stern, strict, forbidding * (lacking trivial decoration) simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished

    Antonyms

    * (not lacking trivial decoration) overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy

    Derived terms

    * austerity * austerely