单词 | uncommunicativeness |
释义 | > as lemmasuncoˈmmunicativeness uncoˈmmunicativeness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > disposition to secrecy, secretiveness secrecy1423 secretnessa1475 privacy1624 uncommunicativeness1751 snugness1778 secretiveness1815 cageyness1950 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. xliv. 269 I might justify my secrecy and uncommunicativeness by her own. 1829 B. Disraeli in W. F. Monypenny & G. E. Buckle Life Disraeli (1910) I. 122 Though generally accused of uncommunicativeness, I like a gentle chat with a friend. 1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 i. 22 The Italians had given him blame for a dark simulation—which proceeded from sheer timidity and uncommunicativeness. < as lemmas |
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