adj.
Pronunciation: ' ta-s ə - ˌ t ə rn
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French taciturne, from Middle French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus
Date: 1734
: temperamentally disinclined to talk
synonyms see SILENT
– tac · i · tur · ni · ty \ ˌ ta-s ə - ' t ə r-n ə -t ē \ noun