taciturnity

suomi-englanti sanakirja

taciturnity englannista suomeksi

1. vaiteliaisuus

0. Substantiivi

taciturnity englanniksi

1. The trait of being taciturn.

2. (quote-book)

3. (quote-book)|title=(w)|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|year_published=1963|page=78|passage=Gernois’ cordiality was short-lived. No sooner had they ridden out of sight of Captain Gerard and his men than he lapsed once more into his accustomed taciturnity.

4. (quote-journal)and as Mr. H., with his long purse and his willingness to receive hints, is no bad card in the game, he has been brought up to Abbotsford for a week; his taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going. (..)"

5. {{quote-journal|en|author=Adam Liptak|title=Justice Clarence Thomas, Long Silent, Has Turned Talkative|titleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/us/politics/clarence-thomas-supreme-court.html|journal=The New York Times|date=May 3 2021

6. Failure to assert a legal right in a way that implies that it is being given up.