taciturn

Meanings

Adjective

habitually reserved and uncommunicative

Adj

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

Origin / 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

quiet, reserved, reticent, silent, silentious, taciturn, unloquacious, untalkative

Antonyms

garrulous, loquacious, talkative, verbose, voluble

Scrabble Score: 10

taciturn is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
taciturn is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
taciturn is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

taciturn is a valid Words With Friends word