寡黙 — meaning in English

English meaning

• reticent adj Unwilling to share thoughts, feelings, or information freely.
• shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
• taciturn adjective Saying very little by nature; habitually silent or reserved in speech.

Senses

寡黙 is used for these senses in English:

• reticence (uncountable, also, figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
• reticent Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
• shy Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
• taciturn Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

reticent — full definition

1. adj Unwilling to share thoughts, feelings, or information freely.
2. adj Reluctant to do something.

shy — full definition

1. adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
2. adj Just short of or falling below a stated amount.
3. verb To move back suddenly out of fear or caution.

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