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1. (n.) silence
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
2. silence
the state or fact of being silent.
3. silence
absence or omission of mention or comment.
4. silence
the state of being forgotten; oblivion.
5. silence
concealment; secrecy.
6. (v.t.) silence
to put or bring to silence; still.
7. silence
to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.
8. (interj.) silence
be silent!
Etymology: (1175–1225; < OF < L silentium. See silent , -ence)
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| Definition of 'silence' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) silence
the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
"there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
2. (noun) silence, quiet
the absence of sound
"he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
3. (noun) muteness, silence
a refusal to speak when expected
"his silence about my contribution was surprising"
4. (verb) secrecy, secretiveness, silence
the trait of keeping things secret
5. (verb) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
6. (verb) silence
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
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1. (noun) silence
when there is complete quiet
The silence in the school yard was strange.
2. silence
when sb does not talk
She maintained her silence throughout the day.
3. silence
a short period when everyone is quiet as a sign of respect
a two minute silence to remember those who died
4. (verb) silence
to do sth to prevent sb from talking about sth
They say the mafia silenced him.
5. silence
to stop sb or sth from making any sound
a plan to silence the dog
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| Definition of 'silence' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) silence
the state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness
2. (noun) silence
forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness
3. (noun) silence
secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence
4. (noun) silence
the cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence
5. (noun) silence
absence of mention; oblivion
6. silence
be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence
7. (verb) silence
to compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush
8. (verb) silence
to put to rest; to quiet
9. (verb) silence
to restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel
10. (verb) silence
to cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy
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| Definitions of 'silence' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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silence
A trick of the human gullet that conceals weakness or emptiness.
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Sense: (a period of) absence of sound or of speech
A sudden silence followed his remark.
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 Afrikaans: stilte |
 Arabic: سُكوت، صَمْت |
 Bulgarian: тишина |
 Brazilian: silêncio |
 Czech: ticho |
 German: das Schweigen |
 Danish: stilhed |
 Greek: σιωπή |
 Spanish: silencio |
 Estonian: vaikus |
 Farsi: سكوت |
 Finnish: hiljaisuus |
 French: silence |
 Hebrew: שֶקֶט |
 Hindi: सन्नाटा |
 Croatian: tišina, muk |
 Hungarian: csend |
 Indonesian: kesunyian |
 Icelandic: þögn, hljóð |
 Italian: silenzio |
 Japanese: 沈黙 |
 Korean: 정적 |
 Lithuanian: tyla |
 Latvian: klusums |
 Malay: senyap |
 Dutch: stilte |
 Norwegian: stillhet |
 Polish: cisza |
 Persian: سكوت |
 Pashto: چوپتيا، كراري، نه خوزيدنه |
 Portuguese: silêncio |
 Romanian: linişte |
 Russian: тишина |
 Slovak: ticho |
 Slovenian: tišina |
 Serbian: tišina |
 Swedish: tystnad |
 Thai: ความเงียบ |
 Turkish: sessizlik |
 Taiwanese: 寂靜，沉默 |
 Ukrainian: тиша, мовчання |
 Urdu: خاموشی |
 Vietnamese: sự im lặng |
 Chinese: 寂静，沉默 |
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