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Definition of taciturn adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

taciturn

adjective

/ˈtæsɪtɜːn/

/ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/

(formal)

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tending not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendly
- a taciturn and serious young man
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, past participle of tacere ‘be silent’.

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