different between taciturnity vs taciturn

English

Etymology

taciturn +? -ity, from Latin taciturnitas.

Noun

taciturnity (countable and uncountable, plural taciturnities)

1. The trait of being taciturn.
   • 2021, Adam Liptak, Justice Clarence Thomas, Long Silent, Has Turned Talkative, in: The New York Times, May 3 2021

     Once he is back on the bench, will Justice Thomas revert to his usual taciturnity?

2. (law, Scotland) Failure to assert a legal right in a way that implies that it is being given up.

Translations

English

Etymology

Back-formation from taciturnity, from Middle English taciturnite, from Latin taciturnitas; or alternatively from French taciturne, likely reinforced by Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (“secret, tacit”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tæs?t??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?tæs?t?n/

Adjective

taciturn (comparative more taciturn, superlative most taciturn)

1. Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

   Synonyms: reticent, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn

   Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious

Derived terms

• taciturnity
• taciturnly

Related terms

• tacit
• tacitly
• tacitness

Translations

Anagrams

• tinctura, urticant

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin taciturnus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /t?.si?tu?n/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /t?.si?turn/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ta.si?tu?n/

Adjective

taciturn (feminine taciturna, masculine plural taciturns, feminine plural taciturnes)

1. taciturn

Related terms

• tàcit

Further reading

• “taciturn” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “taciturn” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “taciturn” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “taciturn” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

From French taciturne, from Latin taciturnus.

Adjective

taciturn m or n (feminine singular taciturn?, masculine plural taciturni, feminine and neuter plural taciturne)

1. taciturn

Declension

Related terms

• taciturnitate