Humphries broke out more freely into speech than he had done before, for his usual characteristic was that of taciturnity.
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Taciturnity
Synonyms for "taciturnity" (25 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (12)
Noun(3 words)
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5 entriesdegree of taciturnitylevel of taciturnitymarked taciturnitytaciturnity as traittaciturnity in speech
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- taciturnitat noun (state of being taciturn)
Czech
1 entries- mlčenlivost noun (state of being taciturn)
Dutch
1 entries- zwijgzaamheid noun (state of being taciturn)
French
1 entries- taciturnité noun (state of being taciturn)
German
1 entries- Schweigsamkeit noun (state of being taciturn)
Greek
3 entries- εχεμύθεια noun (state of being taciturn)
- λακωνικότητα noun (state of being taciturn)
- ολιγολογία noun (state of being taciturn)
Italian
1 entries- taciturnità noun (state of being taciturn)
Portuguese
1 entries- taciturnidade noun (state of being taciturn)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mučaljivost noun (state of being taciturn)
- šutljivost noun (state of being taciturn)
Spanish
1 entries- taciturnidad noun (state of being taciturn)
Swedish
3 entries- fåordighet noun (state of being taciturn)
- ordkarghet noun (state of being taciturn)
- tystlåtenhet noun (state of being taciturn)
Turkish
2 entries- sessizlik noun (state of being taciturn)
- suskunluk noun (state of being taciturn)
Ukrainian
1 entries- мовчазність noun (state of being taciturn)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Gernois’ cordiality was short-lived. No sooner had they ridden out of sight of Captain Gerard and his men than he lapsed once more into his accustomed taciturnity.
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"[…]and as Mr. H., with his long purse and his willingness to receive hints, is no bad card in the game, he has been brought up to Abbotsford for a week; his taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going. […]"
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Once he is back on the bench, will Justice Thomas revert to his usual taciturnity?
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