taciturn
adjective /ˈtæs.ɪ.tɜːn/
/-ə.tɝːn/ Definition
› tending not to speak much: He's a reserved, taciturn person.Not saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive
(Definition of taciturn adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a few well-chosen words idiom
- a man/woman of few words idiom
- brevity noun
- brief adjective (SHORT IN TIME)
- brief noun (SHORT FORM)
- briefly adverb (FEW WORDS)
- concise adjective
- crisp adjective (CLEAR)
- gnomic adjective
- has the cat got your tongue? idiom
- laconic adjective
- monosyllabic adjective (PERSON)
- not waste words idiom
- quietly adverb
- short adjective (TIME)
- subdued adjective (MOOD)
- succinct adjective
- taut adjective (WRITING/SPEECH)
- terse adjective
- walls have ears idiom
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