TACITURN


Meaning of TACITURN in English

[ 'tasɪtə:n ]

■ adjective reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C18: from L. ~us , from tacitus (see tacit ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.