Taciturn
Definition
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Etymology
Back-formation from taciturnity, from Middle English taciturnite, from Latin taciturnitās; or alternatively from French taciturne, likely reinforced by Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (“secret, tacit”).
Synonyms
reticent, untalkative
In a sentence
- A taciturn engineer who communicated best through code.
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Source
Vocabulary.md