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taciturnity

[tas-i-tur-ni-tee] / ˌtæs ɪˈtɜr nɪ ti /


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Their matter-of-factness and taciturnity were traits he tried to emulate.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023

The excitement of seeing any movie in a theater might make us all want to give a work of domestic taciturnity like “Minari” the full “Godzilla vs. Kong” treatment.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2021

What set him apart, aside from his keen intellect, taciturnity and gifts as a writer, was his ferocious loyalty.

From Fox News ● Dec. 10, 2018

He has a lifelong habit of collecting garrulous friends and yet a tendency to induce some measure of taciturnity in all but the most voluble of them.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016

The natural New England taciturnity reaches its glorious perfection at breakfast.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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