'Taciturn' definitions:
Definition of 'taciturn'
From: WordNet
adjective
Habitually reserved and uncommunicative [ant: voluble]
Definition of 'Taciturn'
From: GCIDE
- Taciturn \Tac"i*turn\, a. [L. taciturnus: cf. F. taciturne. See Tacit.] Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak. -- {Tac"i*turn*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Silent; reserved.
- Usage: Taciturn, Silent. Silent has reference to the act; taciturn, to the habit. A man may be silent from circumstances; he is taciturn from disposition. The loquacious man is at times silent; one who is taciturn may now and then make an effort at conversation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'taciturn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- aposiopestic,
- brief,
- brooding,
- brusque,
- clipped,
- close,
- close-lipped,
- close-tongued,
- closemouthed,
- compact,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- concise,
- condensed,
- contracted,
- crisp,
- curt,
- cut,
- docked,
- dour,
- dumb,
- economical of words,
- elliptic,
- epigrammatic,
- gnomic,
- indisposed to talk,
- laconic,
- mum,
- mute,
- pithy,
- pointed,
- pruned,
- quiet,
- reserved,
- reticent,
- sententious,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- silent,
- snug,
- sparing of words,
- Spartan,
- speechless,
- succinct,
- summary,
- synopsized,
- terse,
- tight,
- tight-lipped,
- to the point,
- tongue-tied,
- truncated,
- uncommunicative,
- unexpressive,
- unloquacious,
- untalkative,
- word-bound,
- wordless