tightlipped

also adj.

1. Having the lips pressed together.
2. Loath to speak; close-mouthed. See synonyms at silent.

tightlippedness tight'lipped'ness n.

adjective

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

adj

Definition: reticent
Antonyms: chatty, forthcoming

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
  Synonyms: close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sammenbidt, fåmælt

Français (French)
adj. - bouche cousue, d'un air pincé, d'un air réprobateur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mit zusammengepreßten Lippen, verschwiegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λιγομίλητος, σιωπηλός, εχέμυθος

Italiano (Italian)
a labbra strette, muto, discreto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de lábios cerrados, calado (m), lacônico (m)

Русский (Russian)
(о выражении лица) неприветливый, натянутый, молчаливый, скрытный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - callado, con los labios apretados

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - med hopknipna läppar, bister, fåordig, tystlåten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
紧闭嘴巴的, 几乎不讲话的, 守口如瓶的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 緊閉嘴巴的, 幾乎不講話的, 守口如瓶的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 입을 굳게 다문, 말 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 口を固く閉じた, 無口の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חתום-פה, שתקני‬

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