Definition
A person who is secretive or unwilling to talk; someone who keeps information private.
Etymology
From 'close' (shut, tight) plus 'mouth.' It's a noun form that personifies someone with a metaphorically closed mouth.
Kelly Says
Calling someone a 'closemouth' is actually an interesting regional usage—it's more common in African American Vernacular English and Caribbean English, showing how language varies geographically and culturally!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር
en-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
مُقيّد
mu-qi-id
BNবাংলা
মুখ বন্ধ
muk-h bondh
CACatalà
de boca tancada
de bo-ka tan-ka-da
DEDeutsch
verschwiegen
ver-shwi-gen
ELΕλληνικά
συκοφάντης
si-ko-fan-tes
ESEspañol
reservado
re-ser-vah-doh
FISuomi
hiljainen
hil-jai-nen
FRFrançais
discrète
dis-kret
HIहिन्दी
मुख बंद
muk-h band
HUMagyar
csendes
chen-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendiam
pen-dee-am
ITItaliano
chiuso
kwee-zo
JA日本語
口を閉ざす
kuchi wo tozasu
KO한국어
입을 다문
ip-eul da-mun
MSBahasa Melayu
diam
dee-am
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောမလုပ်
pyau ma-lupk
NLNederlands
stille
stil-le
PLPolski
zamykany
zah-my-ka-ny
PTPortuguês
reservado
re-zer-vah-doh
RUРусский
молчаливый
mol-cha-li-vyi
SWKiswahili
mwenye kinywa
mwen-ye ki-nywa
TRTürkçe
sıkı dudaklı
si-ki du-dak-li
UKУкраїнська
мовчазний
mov-chaz-niy
VITiếng Việt
im lặng
im-lenh