TACITURNITIES

Noun

taciturnities

plural of taciturnity

Source: Wiktionary


TACITURNITY

Tac`i*tur"ni*ty, n. Etym: [L. taciturnitas: cf. F. taciturnitƩ.]

Definition: Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking. The cause of Addison's taciturnity was a natural diffidence in the company of strangers. V. Knox. The taciturnity and the short answers which gave so much offense. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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