taciturnity
pronunciation
How to pronounce taciturnity in British English:
UK [ˌtæsɪ'tɜ:nətɪ]
How to pronounce taciturnity in American English:
US [ˌtæsɪ'tɜnətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Word Origin
- taciturnity (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French taciturnité, from Latin taciturnitatem (nominative taciturnitas) "a being or keeping silent," from taciturnus "disposed to be silent," from tacitus "silent" (see tacit).
Example
- 1. Let me talk with your taciturnity .
- 2. More recently it has been neither trade nor taciturnity , but the distractions of technology , which have seemed to threaten the quality of conversation .
- 3. Each carriage has a ( male ) provodnik or more usually a ( female ) provodnitsa who cleans , maintains the samovar and puts out steps at stations , so it 's as well to keep on the right side of them , but they are renowned for their taciturnity .
- 4. 35th , Has originally beloved follows , to pay when the heart has , two people do not have the good fortune difficultly to match , niu guodu the wood is artificial , the taciturnity difficult even sentiment reason matter , the precious jade to be only drunk for the woman ( a : hopes your life safe )