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Taciturn vs Nontalkative - What's the difference?

taciturn | nontalkative | Synonyms |

Nontalkative is a synonym of taciturn.



As adjectives the difference between taciturn and nontalkative

is that taciturn is silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak while nontalkative is not talkative.

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

    Related terms

    * tacit * tacitly * tacitness

    Anagrams

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    nontalkative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not talkative.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 31, author=Judy Battista, title=Harrison Opens Up on the Field, Not Off It, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Super Bowl media day demanded Harrison’s presence Tuesday, so the famously nontalkative Harrison planted himself somewhat uneasily in front of waves of reporters who were trying desperately to plumb the depths of his inscrutability. }}

    Synonyms

    * taciturn * untalkative