ˈtasəˌtərn, -ˌtə̄n, -ˌtəin adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French taciturne, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus
1. : habitually silent : temperamentally disinclined or reluctant to talk or converse : laconic , reticent
a brooding and taciturn man, he said nothing till others had their say — G.D.Brown
2. : marked by a lack of expressiveness or amiability : dour
from self-revealing sociability to taciturn misanthropy — Aldous Huxley
a taciturn and iron-bound visage — Charles Dickens
Synonyms: see silent