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1. (adj.) silent
making no sound; quiet; still.
2. silent
refraining from speech.
3. silent
speechless; mute.
4. silent
not inclined to speak.
5. silent
characterized by absence of speech or sound:
silent prayers.
6. silent
unspoken; tacit:
a silent assent.
7. silent
omitting mention of something, as in a narrative:
The records are silent about his crime.
8. silent
inactive or quiescent, as a volcano.
9. silent
(of a letter) not pronounced, as the b in
doubt.
10. silent
(of a film) not having a soundtrack.
11. silent
producing no detectable symptoms:
silent heart irregularities.
12. (n.) silent
Usu., silents. silent films.
Etymology: (1555–65; < L silent-, s. of silēns, prp. of silēre to be quiet; see -ent)
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| Definition of 'silent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) silent, soundless, still
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
2. (adj) mum, silent
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
3. (adj) silent, tacit, understood
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
"gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
4. (adj) silent, unsounded
not made to sound
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
5. (adj) silent
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
"a silent dog whistle"
6. (adj) dumb, mute, silent
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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1. (adjective) silent
completely quiet
It was night and the house was silent .
2. silent
not talking
He was silent while she spoke.
3. silent
(of a letter in a word) not pronounced when spoken
The 'h' in "honest" is silent.
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| Definition of 'silent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) silent
free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet
2. (adj) silent
not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative
3. (adj) silent
keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent
4. (adj) silent
not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
5. (adj) silent
having no effect; not operating; inefficient
6. (noun) silent
that which is silent; a time of silence
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Sense: free from noise
The house was empty and silent.
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 Afrikaans: stil |
 Arabic: صامِت، هادئ |
 Bulgarian: тих |
 Brazilian: silencioso |
 Czech: tichý |
 German: still |
 Danish: stille |
 Greek: σιωπηλός, ήσυχος |
 Spanish: silencioso |
 Estonian: vaikne |
 Farsi: بي صدا |
 Finnish: äänetön |
 French: silencieux |
 Hebrew: שֶקֶט |
 Hindi: शांत |
 Croatian: tih, bešuman |
 Hungarian: csendes |
 Indonesian: sunyi |
 Icelandic: þögull |
 Italian: silenzioso |
 Japanese: 静かな |
 Korean: 고요한 |
 Lithuanian: tylus |
 Latvian: kluss |
 Malay: senyap |
 Dutch: stil |
 Norwegian: stille |
 Polish: cichy |
 Persian: بي صدا |
 Pashto: غلى، چوپ: پټ خولى |
 Portuguese: silencioso |
 Romanian: liniştit |
 Russian: тихий, безмолвный |
 Slovak: tichý |
 Slovenian: tih |
 Serbian: tih |
 Swedish: tyst |
 Thai: ไร้เสียง |
 Turkish: sessiz, sakin |
 Taiwanese: 安靜的 |
 Ukrainian: безмовний |
 Urdu: بغیر آواز کا |
 Vietnamese: tĩnh lặng |
 Chinese: 安静的 |
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