the only word stem that i found was "tacit" which means "silent"
Taciturn means quiet or reserved. An example of taciturn used is a sentence is, the old man was taciturn by nature, hardly speaking unless necessary.
The taciturn old woman refused to say a word, so her lawyer had to speak for her.
Giving short answers may be called terse, taciturn, or laconic.
Taciturn.
TAH-suh-turn
Taciturn means quiet or reserved. An example of taciturn used is a sentence is, the old man was taciturn by nature, hardly speaking unless necessary.
The word is an adjective, used to describe someone who doesn't talk all that much. So a sentence might describe a man as tall, thin and taciturn.
The taciturn old woman refused to say a word, so her lawyer had to speak for her.
Somebody who is taciturn is reserved of speech.
Taciturn.
taciturn:
I think you mean taciturn.He is a taciturn man, so don't expect a lot of conversation.Don't be so taciturn.
It's an english word, but it comes from the latin word taciturnus, which came from tacitus.
quiet; reserved; silent; laconic
From Latin Taciternus - to be silent, not inclined to conversation
Giving short answers may be called terse, taciturn, or laconic.
Sally was always known for her taciturn personality.