taciturn

(tăs'ĭ-tûrn')
adj.
Habitually untalkative. See synonyms at silent.

[French taciturne, from Old French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, silent. See tacit.]

taciturnity tac'i·tur'ni·ty (-tûr'nĭ-tē) n.
taciturnly tac'i·turn·ly adv.

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adjective

Not speaking freely or openly: close, close-mouthed, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, tightlipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative. See restraint/unrestraint, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adj

Definition: uncommunicative
Antonyms: communicative, fluent, talkative, wordy

IN BRIEF: Untalkative, silent.

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn. — Paul Klee (1879-1940), Swiss artist.

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For a list of words related to taciturn, see:

• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious
• Calm, Gentle, or Easygoing

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See words rhyming with "taciturn."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ordknap, fåmælt, tavs

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwijgzaam

Français (French)
adj. - taciturne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schweigsam, wortkarg

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λακωνικός, λιγομίλητος, επιφυλακτικός (κν. μαζεμένος)

Italiano (Italian)
taciturno, silenzioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - taciturno, calado, reservado

Русский (Russian)
Неразговорчивый, угрюмый, молчаливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - taciturno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tystlåten, fåordig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
沉默寡言的, 无言的, 不太说话的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 沈默寡言的, 無言的, 不太說話的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말없는, 입이 무거운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無口な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سكيت - صموت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שתקני, ממעט במלים‬

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