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taciturnity

[ tas-i-tur-ni-tee ]
/ ˌtæs ɪˈtɜr nɪ ti /
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noun

the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation.
Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.

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RELATED WORDS

control, modesty, demureness, caution, unresponsiveness, diffidence, backwardness, reluctance, repression, self-control, formality, restraint, self-restraint, shyness, reticence, inhibition, coyness, suppression, reservation, constraint

Nearby words

  1. tachytelic,
  2. tacit,
  3. tacitean,
  4. tacitly,
  5. taciturn,
  6. tacitus,
  7. tack,
  8. tack claw,
  9. tack hammer,
  10. tack rag

Origin of taciturnity

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin taciturnitās, equivalent to taciturn(us) taciturn + -itās -ity
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