Definitions for Silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. silent, soundless, stilladjective

   marked by absence of sound

   "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

2. mum, silentadjective

   failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

   "the witness remained silent"

3. silent, tacit, understoodadjective

   implied by or inferred from actions or statements

   "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"

4. silent, unsoundedadjective

   not made to sound

   "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"

5. silentadjective

   having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

   "a silent dog whistle"

6. dumb, mute, silentadjective

   unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. silentnoun

   That which is silent; a time of silence.

2. silentnoun

   A silent movie

3. silentadjective

   Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.

4. silentadjective

   Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.

5. silentadjective

   Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.

6. silentadjective

   Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, "e is silent in fable."

7. silentadjective

   Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.

8. silentadjective

   Without audio capability.

   The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.

9. silentadjective

   Hidden, unseen, as a silent voter or silent partner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Silentadjective

   Etymology: silens, Latin.

   1. Not speaking; mute.

   O my God, I cry in the day time, and in the night season I am not silent. Psalms xxii. 2.

   Silent, and in face
   Confounded long they sat as stricken mute. John Milton.

   Be not silent to me: lest if thou be silent, I become like those that go down into the pit. Psalms xxviii. 1.

   2. Not talkative; not loquacious.

   Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men; he knew that a word spoken never wrought so much good as a word conceal’d. Notes on the Odyssey.

   3. Still; having no noise.

   Deep night, dark night, the silent of the night,
   The time of night when Troy was set on fire,
   The time when screech-owls cry, and ban-dogs howl. William Shakespeare.

   Now is the pleasant time,
   The cool, the silent, save where silence yields
   To the night-warbling bird. John Milton.

   4. Wanting efficacy. I think an Hebraism.

   Second and instrumental causes, together with nature itself, without that operative faculty which God gave them, would become silent, virtueless and dead. Walter Raleigh, History.

   The sun to me is dark,
   And silent as the moon,
   When she deserts the night,
   Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. John Milton.

   5. Not mentioning.

   This new created world, whereof in hell
   Fame is not silent. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Silent

   Silent may mean any of the following:

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. silent

   Silent generally refers to the absence of sound or noise, indicating the complete quietness or stillness of someone or something. It can also refer to not expressing feelings or thoughts verbally, conveying anything covertly, being unresponsive, inactive, or not drawing attention.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Silentadjective

   free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet

2. Silentadjective

   not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative

3. Silentadjective

   keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent

4. Silentadjective

   not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."

5. Silentadjective

   having no effect; not operating; inefficient

6. Silentnoun

   that which is silent; a time of silence

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Silent

   Silent were a Brazilian arena rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. silentnoun

   The international sound system devoted to fasting of units and measurement from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday and so includes forty weekdays.

   We learn to stay silent in our Holy times.

   Etymology: Quiet

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on September 11, 2023  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Silent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2626

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Silent' in Adjectives Frequency: #357

Anagrams for Silent »

1. tinsel

2. inlets

3. leints

4. listen

5. enlist

How to pronounce Silent?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Silent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Silent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Silent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Silent in a Sentence

1. Notre Dame:

   People do n’t like the flag. They do n’t like the Pledge of Allegiance. Everything in this world they do n’t like – the Redskins. Good Lord knows. Let’s have the ability to stand up. I used to think the First Amendment said I have the freedom of speech to say what I want and say what I feel. But let’s not be intimidated any longer. It’s time the silent majority stood up. it is worth noting... that there is no comparison between Notre Dame’s nickname and mascot and the Indian and warrior names( and) mascots used by other institutions such as the NFL team formerly known as the Redskins.

2. Reinhard Marx:

   It is painful for me to witness the severe damage to the bishops' reputation in the ecclesiastical and secular perception which may even be at its lowest, i feel that through remaining silent, neglecting to act and over-focusing on the reputation of the Church I have made Cardinal Reinhard Marx personally guilty and responsible.

3. John Hickenlooper:

   I think there is a silent majority.

4. Joseph Votel:

   We help our embassies with some of their messaging activities that they are doing out there to make sure that truthful information is getting out to populations. We use our civil affairs capability to help connect governments to their populations and strengthen those relationships. In doing that, (we) reduce those vulnerabilities of populations who may be vulnerable to this type of pressure they get from outside countries . Asked about Al Qaeda, Votel said the terror group was diminished in east Africa, Syria and Yemen, but the lesson of the last decade is that the U.S. and its allies must maintain pressure or the groups will reinvent and reconstitute. The leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is believed to be in Pakistan, and has been noticeably silent on the June drone strike that killed the organization's number two , Naser al Wuhayishi, who also was the leader of the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen. To me it is a good sign it’s an indication that we have been very effective at isolating him so that is kind of my initial reaction.

5. Thomas De Quincey:

   Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone all leave it alone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Silent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Silent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Silent
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Silent
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Silent