taciturnity

  • 1Taciturnity — Tac i*tur ni*ty, n. [L. taciturnitas: cf. F. taciturnit[ e].] Habitual silence, or reserve in speaking. [1913 Webster] The cause of Addison s taciturnity was a natural diffidence in the company of strangers. V. Knox. [1913 Webster] The… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2taciturnity — (n.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. taciturnité, from L. taciturnitatem (nom. taciturnitas) a being or keeping silent, from taciturnus disposed to be silent, from tacitus silent (see TACIT (Cf. tacit)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3Taciturnity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Taciturnity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 silence silence muteness obmutescence Sgm: N 1 taciturnity taciturnity pauciloquy costiveness| curtness Sgm: N 1 reserve reserve reticence &c.(concealment) 528 …

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  • 4taciturnity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reserve in speaking Nouns 1. taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, reticence, reserve, closeness, curtness; silence, muteness, pauciloquy, laconicism; secrecy, concealment. 2. man or woman of few words,… …

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  • 5taciturnity — taciturn ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. DERIVATIVES taciturnity noun taciturnly adverb. ORIGIN Latin taciturnus, from tacitus silent …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6taciturnity — noun see taciturn …

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  • 7taciturnity — /tas i terr ni tee/, n. 1. the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation. 2. Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor. [1400 50; late ME < L taciturnitas,&#8230; …

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  • 8taciturnity — noun The trait of being taciturn …

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  • 9taciturnity — tac·i·tur·ni·ty || ‚tæsɪ tÉœrnÉ™tɪ / tɜːn n. tendency to be silent and uncommunicative, reticence …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10taciturnity — n. Reserve, closeness, reticence, habitual silence, uncommunicativeness …

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