Untalkative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

temperamentally disinclined to talk

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌntˈɔːkətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌntˈɔːkətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌntˈɔːkətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌntˈɔːkətˌɪv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reticent

Word Forms

reticence

noun

the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungesprächig

vom Temperament her nicht zum Reden geneigt

🇫🇷French

peu bavard

tempérament peu enclin à parler

🇪🇸Spanish

taciturno

temperamentalmente poco dispuesto a hablar

🇮🇹Italian

poco loquace

per temperamento poco incline a parlare

🇳🇱Dutch

niet spraakzaam

temperamentvol niet geneigd om te praten

🇵🇹Portuguese

calado

temperamentalmente pouco inclinado a falar

🇷🇺Russian

неразговорчивый

по темпераменту не склонен к разговору

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निःशब्द

स्वभावतः बात करने में अनिच्छुक

🇧🇩Bengali

অকল্পনীয়

মেজাজভাবে কথা বলতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

பேசாத

சுபாவத்துடன் பேச விரும்பாதவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మాట్లాడని

స్వభావరీత్యా మాట్లాడటానికి ఇష్టపడరు

🇮🇳Marathi

बिनबोभाट

स्वभावाने बोलण्याकडे दुर्लक्ष

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનવાર્તાયુક્ત

સ્વભાવથી વાત કરવા માટે અસંતુષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾತನಾಡದ

ಮನೋಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಒಲ್ಲದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംസാരശേഷിയില്ലാത്ത

സ്വഭാവപരമായി സംസാരിക്കാൻ വിമുഖത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੋੜੀ

ਸੁਭਾਅ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متنازعہ

مزاجی طور پر بات کرنے سے عاجز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不爱说话的

性格上不愿意说话

🇯🇵Japanese

無口な

性格的に話すことを好まない

🇰🇷Korean

말이 없는

기질적으로 말하기를 꺼린다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ít nói

Tính khí thất thường không thích nói chuyện

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พูดมาก

มีนิสัยไม่กล้าพูด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak banyak bicara

secara temperamental enggan berbicara

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nagsasalita

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bercakap

perangai tidak suka bercakap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير ثرثار

مزاجيا غير راغب في الحديث

🇮🇷Persian

بی حرف

از نظر خلقی تمایلی به صحبت کردن ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

konuşmayan

mizaç olarak konuşmaya isteksiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מדבר

חוסר נטייה לדבר

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The primary meaning of 'untalkative' is 'temperamentally disinclined to talk'.

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In which domain is the word 'untalkative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'untalkative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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