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

taciturn

adjective

taciturn pronunciation English

ˈtæsɪtɜːn

taciturn pronunciation American

ˈtæsɪtɜːrn

(formal) tending not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendlya taciturn and serious young mantaciturnity

taciturnity pronunciation English

ˌtæsɪˈtɜːnəti taciturnity pronunciation American

taciturnity pronunciation American

ˌtæsɪˈtɜːrnəti

noun [uncountable]