taciturnity
taciturnity noun: the trait of being taciturn.
Noun
taciturnity (countable and uncountable, plural taciturnities)
- 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.1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter VI, page 69
- 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.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 78
- Failure to assert a legal right in a way that implies that it is being given up.
taciturnity meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
taciturnity in Tamil
- எண்ணங்களை வெளிவிடாமை, உள்ளடக்கம், கமுக்கம், பேசாமை
taciturnity in Malayalam
- മൗനം, മിണ്ടാട്ടമില്ലായ്മ
Forms of taciturnity
| plural | taciturnities |
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Origin of taciturnity
From Middle English taciturnite, or alternatively from taciturn + -ity; both ultimately from Latin taciturnitās.
Questions about taciturnity
- What does taciturnity mean?
- Taciturnity means the trait of being taciturn.
- What is taciturnity in Tamil?
- Taciturnity in Tamil is எண்ணங்களை வெளிவிடாமை, உள்ளடக்கம், கமுக்கம். See Taciturnity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is taciturnity?
- Taciturnity is a noun.
- What is the plural of taciturnity?
- The plural of taciturnity is taciturnities.
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