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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tac•i•tur•ni•ty (tas′i tûr′ni tē),USA pronunciation n. - the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation.
- Law[Scots Law.]the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.
- Latin taciturnitās, equivalent. to taciturn(us) taciturn + -itās -ity
- late Middle English 1400–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tac•i•turn /ˈtæsɪˌtɜrn/USA pronunciation adj. - usually keeping silent; not saying much:a taciturn gentleman.
- stern and silent in expression and manner:The men were taciturn, thinking about the mission ahead.
tac•i•tur•ni•ty /ˌtæsɪˈtɜrnɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] tac•i•turn•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tac•i•turn (tas′i tûrn′),USA pronunciation adj. - inclined to silence;
reserved in speech;
reluctant to join in conversation. - dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.
- Latin taciturnus, quiet, maintaining silence, equivalent. to tacit(us) silent (see tacit) + -urnus adjective, adjectival suffix of time
- 1765–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged silent, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet.
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