uncommunicativeness
uncommunicativeness — noun
1. the tendency to stay quiet and keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself, ofte
the tendency to stay quiet and keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself, often making it hard for other people to know what you really think or want
Putri's uncommunicativeness made it hard for the team to know whether they had met her expectations.
possessive + uncommunicativeness as sentence subject
The therapist gently pointed out that Sahil's uncommunicativeness was putting a strain on his marriage.
uncommunicativeness as cause in that-clause
Years of uncommunicativeness between the two neighbours finally came to an end when their children became friends.
Shirin found her father's uncommunicativeness frustrating, especially when she needed advice about her career.
- reticence
more neutral and slightly more common; describes a personality trait of being reserved
- reserve
broader term; can be positive (dignified reserve) or neutral, while uncommunicativeness is usually seen as a difficulty
- taciturnity
very formal and less common; describes a person who habitually speaks very little
- communicativeness
direct opposite; willingness to share information and feelings openly
- openness
broader positive quality; implies honesty and transparency as well as willingness to talk
文法句型
possessive determiner + uncommunicativeness
the + uncommunicativeness + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with a possessive determiner (her uncommunicativeness, the team's uncommunicativeness) or in the pattern 'the uncommunicativeness of + person/group'. This noun is uncountable and does not have a plural form.