taciturnity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English taciturnite, or alternatively from taciturn + -ity; both ultimately from Latin taciturnitās.

In classic literature

Synonyms

reserve, reticence

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