taciturnity.

A disposition to say little and keep one’s thoughts largely unspoken.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• habitual taciturnity
• unusual taciturnity
• break someone’s taciturnity

On the page

His taciturnity made the long reply feel like a confession.

She respected her aunt’s taciturnity and stopped asking questions that demanded a performance.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.