untalkative

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adjective

unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak

Similar
reticenttaciturn
Opposite
talkative
OriginEnglish talkative ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuntalkative (comparative more untalkative, superlative most untalkative)

comparative more untalkative · superlative most untalkative

  1. unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
talkative

adjectivetemperamentally disinclined to talk

Similar
reticenttaciturn
Also see
laconicnontalkativequietreticenttaciturnunloquacious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishtalkative
  9. Englishuntalkative

From un- + talkative.

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Translations

Finnish vaisu, jörö
  • vaisuunwilling to talk
  • jöröunwilling to talk
Greek λακωνικός
  • λακωνικός (lakonikós)unwilling to talk
Latin taciturnus
  • taciturnusunwilling to talk
Polish małomówny
  • małomównyunwilling to talk
Cite this entry
APA

untalkative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untalkative

MLA

“untalkative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untalkative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untalkative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untalkative.

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