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taciturnity

noun

Etymology

From Middle English taciturnite, or alternatively from taciturn + -ity; both ultimately from Latin taciturnitās.

  1. derived from taciturnitās
  2. inherited from taciturnite

Definitions

  1. The trait of being taciturn.

    • Humphries broke out more freely into speech than he had done before, for his usual characteristic was that of taciturnity.
    • Gernois’ cordiality was short-lived. No sooner had they ridden out of sight of Captain Gerard and his men than he lapsed once more into his accustomed taciturnity.

  2. Failure to assert a legal right in a way that implies that it is being given up.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA