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.
definitely, certainly
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.
From Latin Taciternus - to be silent, not inclined to conversation
quiet; reserved; silent; laconic
It's an english word, but it comes from the latin word taciturnus, which came from tacitus.
She was known for being taciturn, rarely speaking unless absolutely necessary.
Giving short answers may be called terse, taciturn, or laconic.