About The Word Taciturnity
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Taciturnity
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What's The Definition Of Taciturnity?
[n] the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Synonyms | Synonyms for Taciturnity: reserve | reticence Related Terms | Find terms related to Taciturnity: See Also | uncommunicativeness Taciturnity In Webster's Dictionary \Tac`i*tur"ni*ty\, n. [L. taciturnitas: cf. F.
taciturnit['e].]
Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking.
The cause of Addison's taciturnity was a natural
diffidence in the company of strangers. --V. Knox.
The taciturnity and the short answers which gave so
much offense. --Macaulay.
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