taciturn

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.

(TAS-i-tuhrn)

adjective
Temperamentally untalkative.

Etymology
From Latin taciturnus (quiet), from tacitus (silent), past participle of tacere (to be silent)

Usage
"The voiceover may be the best way to express the taciturn main character's ideas and desires, no matter how awkward it seems." — Daniel Neman; Review: Perfume; Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia); Jan 5, 2007.

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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

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IN BRIEF: Untalkative, silent.

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

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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