Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
TACITURN
taciturn
(adjective) habitually reserved and uncommunicative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
taciturn (comparative more taciturn, superlative most taciturn)
Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
Synonyms
• (silent): reticent, untalkative
• See also taciturn
Antonyms
• (silent): garrulous, loquacious
Anagrams
• tinctura, urticant
Source: Wiktionary
Tac"i*turn, a. Etym: [L. taciturnus: cf. F. taciturne. See Tacit.]
Definition: Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
– Tac"i*turn*ly, adv.
Syn.
– Silent; reserved. Taciturn, Silent. Silent has reference to the act; taciturn, to the habit. A man may be silent from circumstances; he is taciturn from disposition. The loquacious man is at times silent; one who is taciturn may now and then make an effort at conversation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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