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Taciturnity

Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking.

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Taciturn 74% connected

Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Taciturn 74% connected

Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reserve 92% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reticence 92% connected

The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncomm…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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