taciturnity

[ tas-i-tur-ni-tee ]

/ ˌtæs ɪË?tÉœr nÉª ti /

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the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation.

Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.

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1400â€“50; late Middle English <Latin taciturnitÄ?s, equivalent to taciturn(us) taciturn + -itÄ?s-ity

Jean Paul Sartre rendered the idea with neat, existential taciturnity: â€œNo Exit.â€
A Holiday Lesson from Auschwitz|Christopher Buckley|December 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Probably what most recommended her to the critical mind of Miss Warrender was her impassive taciturnity.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The man Ward must have lost some of his taciturnity, for the girl was laughing gaily at whatever he was saying.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
His replies were perfectly ingenuous, evincing nothing of the natural taciturnity and shyness of the Indian mind.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft

Sergeant Newton Spooner returned to his routine duties with a grim taciturnity which did not invite conversation.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck
On the subject of my uncle, the old coachman's taciturnity gave way to torrents of reproach.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill