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tac·i·tur·ni·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reserve, reticence, taciturnitynoun

    the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Wiktionary

  1. taciturnitynoun

    The trait of being taciturn.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Taciturnitynoun

    Habitual silence.

    Etymology: Taciturnité, French; taciturnitas, Lat.

    The secretest of natures
    Have not more gift in taciturnity. William Shakespeare.

    Some women have some taciturnity,
    Some nunneries some grains of chastity. John Donne.

    Too great loquacity, and too great taciturnity by fits. Arb.

ChatGPT

  1. taciturnity

    Taciturnity is the state or quality of being reserved or uncommunicative in speech; a tendency to say very little or to avoid conversation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Taciturnitynoun

    habilual silence, or reserve in speaking

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of taciturnity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of taciturnity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of taciturnity in a Sentence

  1. Robert Burns:

    Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!

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  • mlčenlivostCzech
  • SchweigsamkeitGerman
  • ολιγολογία, εχεμύθεια, λακωνικότηταGreek
  • taciturnidadSpanish
  • चुप्पीHindi
  • zwijgzaamheidDutch
  • ordkarghet, fåordighet, tystlåtenhetSwedish
  • பேசும் தன்மைTamil

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