Synonyms for taciturnity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tas-i-tur-ni-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˌtæs ɪˈtɜr nɪ ti

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Définition of taciturnity

Origin : 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).

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Example sentences :

Their taciturnity and irrisibility however, are confined to their sober hours.
Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers

Razumov's taciturnity only excited her to a quicker, more voluble utterance.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

They greeted me with their usual friendliness, but I could not help noticing their taciturnity.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

Colonel Feraud's taciturnity was the outcome of concentrated rage.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

His taciturnity was as eloquent as the repeated warning of the slave of the feast.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

Dominic, too, devoted himself to his business, but his taciturnity was sardonic.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

If the priest perceived these new signs of taciturnity, he ignored them.
Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa

Not that appetite failed him; indeed, he ate the more for his taciturnity.
Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

His taciturnity on this particular day was a thing beyond any experience with it she had yet had.
Extract from : « Red Pepper Burns » by Grace S. Richmond

During their walk she did not attempt to invade his taciturnity.
Extract from : « In the Carquinez Woods » by Bret Harte

Antonyms for taciturnity

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