taciturn

tac-i-turn · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (of a person) Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Related words

Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, talkative
See also: quiet, reserved, reticent
Synonyms: quiet, reserved, reticent, uncommunicative

Etymology

From Latin taciturnus, from tacitus meaning "silent."