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- [tahyt lipt]
- /taɪt lɪpt/
- /taɪt lɪpt/
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- [tahyt lipt]
- /taɪt lɪpt/
Definitions of tight-lipped word
- adjective tight-lipped speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed. 1
- adjective tight-lipped having the lips drawn tight. 1
- adjective tight-lipped refusing to speak 1
- adjective tight-lipped If you describe someone as tight-lipped, you mean that they are unwilling to give any information about something. 0
- adjective tight-lipped Someone who is tight-lipped has their lips pressed tightly together, especially because they are angry or disapproving. 0
- adjective tight-lipped reticent, secretive, or taciturn 0
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Origin of tight-lipped
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tight-lipped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tight-lipped popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for tight-lipped
adj tight-lipped
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- backstairs — a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
adjective tight-lipped
- hushful — Full of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
- nonvocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- whist — Chiefly Irish. silence: Hold your whist.
- wordless — speechless, silent, or mute.
Antonyms for tight-lipped
adjective tight-lipped
- gassy — full of or containing gas.
See also
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