Definition of Tacitornity
Tac`i*tur"ni*ty (?), n. [L.
taciturnitas: cf. F. taciturnité.] Habilual
silence, or reserve in speaking.
The cause of Addison's taciturnity was a natural
diffidence in the company of strangers. V. Knox.
The taciturnity and the short answers which gave so
much offense. Macaulay.
Tac`i*tur"ni*ty (?), n. [L.
taciturnitas: cf. F. taciturnité.] Habilual
silence, or reserve in speaking.
The cause of Addison's taciturnity was a natural
diffidence in the company of strangers. V. Knox.
The taciturnity and the short answers which gave so
much offense. Macaulay.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the trait of being taciturn
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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