"closemouthed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more closemouthed [comparative], most closemouthed [superlative]
Etymology: close + mouthed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|close|mouthed}} close + mouthed Head templates: {{en-adj}} closemouthed (comparative more closemouthed, superlative most closemouthed)
  1. reticent, secretive or uncommunicative Categories (topical): Silence, Talking Translations (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative): мълчалив (mǎlčaliv) (Bulgarian), необщителен (neobštitelen) (Bulgarian), 嘴严 (zuǐyán) (Chinese), tichý (Czech), niet spraakzaam (Dutch), gesloten (Dutch), vaitelias (Finnish), tuppisuinen (Finnish), taciturne (French), peu bavard (French), zurückhaltend (German), schweigsam (German), verschwiegen (German), שתקן (Hebrew), szűkszavú (Hungarian), hallgatag (Hungarian), reticente (Italian), 口堅い (kuchigatai) (alt: くちがたい) (Japanese), 口が堅い (kuchigakatai) (alt: くちがかたい) (Japanese), reticente (Portuguese), taciturno (Portuguese), молчали́вый (molčalívyj) (Russian), taciturno (Spanish), callado (Spanish), tystlåten (Swedish), שווײַגער (shvayger) (Yiddish)

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      "word": "schweigsam"
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      "word": "verschwiegen"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "reticent, secretive or uncommunicative",
      "word": "שתקן"
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      "sense": "reticent, secretive or uncommunicative",
      "word": "szűkszavú"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reticent, secretive or uncommunicative",
      "word": "hallgatag"
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      "sense": "reticent, secretive or uncommunicative",
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      "roman": "kuchigatai",
      "sense": "reticent, secretive or uncommunicative",
      "word": "口堅い"
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      "alt": "くちがかたい",
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      "sense": "reticent, secretive or uncommunicative",
      "word": "口が堅い"
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      "word": "reticente"
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      "word": "taciturno"
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      "word": "taciturno"
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