Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taciturnist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tac-i-tur-nist
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who rarely speaks.

Etymology

From taciturn + -ist.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does taciturnist mean?
A person who rarely speaks.
Where does taciturnist come from?
From taciturn + -ist.

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