taciturnity

C2
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

the quality or state of being taciturn:

2 Definition

inclination to spare, curt, or laconic speech : reticence

Example Sentences
  • the taciturnity and the short answers which gave so much offense—T. B. Macaulay
3 Definition

lack of expressiveness : reserve

Example Sentences
  • tight-lipped they endure their fates and we are the losers from their numb taciturnity—Anthony Quinton
4 Definition

such failure to assert a legal right as implies that there has been satisfaction or abandonment of it

5 Definition

the plea of mora and taciturnity setting up such failure