Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untalkative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
untalkative
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak

Etymology

From un- + talkative.

Inflected Forms

more untalkative (comparative) most untalkative (superlative)

Derived Forms

untalkativeness

Synonyms

reticent

Antonyms

talkative

Questions

What does untalkative mean?
unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak
Where does untalkative come from?
From un- + talkative.

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