taciturnity
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Their matter-of-factness and taciturnity were traits he tried to emulate.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
Once he is back on the bench, will Justice Thomas revert to his usual taciturnity?
From New York Times ● May 3, 2021
What set him apart, aside from his keen intellect, taciturnity and gifts as a writer, was his ferocious loyalty.
From Fox News ● Dec. 10, 2018
In the world down below, in that New England I’d left behind, where tam o’ shanter taciturnity ruled the day, this sort of demonstrative celebration might have been regarded as alien and untoward.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 5, 2016
The natural New England taciturnity reaches its glorious perfection at breakfast.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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