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Pronunciation / Transliteration: alpabhasita
"उनकी अल्पभाषिता के कारण लोग उन्हें शर्मीला समझते थे।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state or quality of being reserved, uncommunicative, or habitually silent in speech.
"His notorious taciturnity made it difficult to gauge his true feelings about the new proposal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'taciturnitas', stemming from 'tacitus' (silent, tacit), which is the past participle of 'tacere' (to be silent). The term entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its classical meaning denoting a habitual reticence and unwillingness to speak.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taciturnity" is said worldwide
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taciturnité
Transliteration: ta.si.tyʁ.ni.te
"Sa grande taciturnité intriguait tous ses collègues."
Schweigsamkeit
Transliteration: ˈʃvaɪ̯k.zaːm.kaɪ̯t
"Seine angeborene Schweigsamkeit wurde oft falsch interpretiert."
taciturnità
Transliteration: ta.ʧi.tur.niˈta
"La sua taciturnità era proverbiale in famiglia."
taciturnidad
Transliteration: ta.si.tur.niˈdad
"La taciturnidad del artista desconcertaba a los periodistas."
taciturnidade
Transliteration: ta.si.tuʁ.niˈda.dʒi
"A taciturnidade dele durante a reunião chamou a atenção."
अल्पभाषिता
Transliteration: alpabhasita
"उनकी अल्पभाषिता के कारण लोग उन्हें शर्मीला समझते थे।"
默契
Transliteration: mòqì
"他们两人之间有一种无需多言的默契。"
과묵함
Transliteration: gwamukham
"그의 과묵함은 종종 오해를 사기도 했다."
無口
Transliteration: mukuchi
"彼の無口な性格は父親譲りだった。"
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