The Only Use of
taciturn
in
Into the Wild
- Samuel Walter McCandless, Jr., fifty-six years old, is a bearded, taciturn man with longish salt-and-pepper hair combed straight back from a high forehead.†
p. 103.8
Definition:
with a tendency to be reserved and not to talk
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Consider using reticent rather than taciturn when the reluctance to talk is brought on by a particular situation rather than being a general disposition.
Consider using reticent rather than taciturn when the reluctance to talk is brought on by a particular situation rather than being a general disposition.