What does Silent mean?
Definitions for Silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Silent.
Princeton's WordNet
silent, soundless, stilladjective
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
mum, silentadjective
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
silent, tacit, understoodadjective
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
"gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
silent, unsoundedadjective
not made to sound
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
silentadjective
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
"a silent dog whistle"
dumb, mute, silentadjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Wiktionary
silentnoun
That which is silent; a time of silence.
silentnoun
A silent movie
silentadjective
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
silentadjective
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
silentadjective
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
silentadjective
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, "e is silent in fable."
silentadjective
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
silentadjective
Without audio capability.
The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
silentadjective
Hidden, unseen, as a silent voter or silent partner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Silentadjective
Etymology: silens, Latin.
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.
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.
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.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.This new created world, whereof in hell
Fame is not silent. John Milton.
Wikipedia
Silent
Silent may mean any of the following:
Webster Dictionary
Silentadjective
free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet
Silentadjective
not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative
Silentadjective
keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent
Silentadjective
not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
Silentadjective
having no effect; not operating; inefficient
Silentnoun
that which is silent; a time of silence
Freebase
Silent
Silent were a Brazilian arena rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Silent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2626
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Silent' in Adjectives Frequency: #357
Anagrams for Silent »
tinsel
inlets
leints
listen
enlist
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Silent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Silent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Silent in a Sentence
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
I believe my own eyes, the majority was for us, we do not recognize the election results. We have seen real protocols. We urge those who believe that their voice was stolen not to remain silent.
Lack of education and economic empowerment of women also force women to remain silent, in many cases, women who suffer violence from their own family members are dependent on the family, so they cannot speak up.
With deep repentance in my heart, I stood there in silent prayers for some time.
Non-communicable diseases are a silent killer and often overlooked during times of armed conflict, if you look at Yemen, Syria, Iraq and beyond, thousands will remain with life-threatening illnesses if they are not able to receive essential medical supplies such as insulin to treat diabetes.
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Translations for Silent
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- صامتArabic
- маўча́ць, ці́хіBelarusian
- мълчаBulgarian
- callarCatalan, Valencian
- tichý, mlčetCzech
- tewiWelsh
- stilleDanish
- stumm, schweigen, schweigsam, stillGerman
- αθόρυβοςGreek
- kvieta, muta, silentaEsperanto
- callar, silenciosoSpanish
- آرام, گنگ, ساكت, ناكار, خاموش, لال, بي صداPersian
- äänetön, hiljaisuus, tyyni, hiljainenFinnish
- taire, muet, silencieuxFrench
- tostIrish
- चुपHindi
- csendes, szótlan, hangtalan, hallgatag, zajtalan, némaHungarian
- լուռ, հանդարտ, խաղաղ, հանգիստArmenian
- diamIndonesian
- hljóðurIcelandic
- silente, silenzio, silenzioso, tranquillo, mutoItalian
- 無言, 無音, 黙る, 静かJapanese
- silentium, taceōLatin
- klussLatvian
- mōhūMāori
- တိတ်Burmese
- zwijgenDutch
- stumNorwegian
- milczećPolish
- silencioso, quieto, silêncioPortuguese
- tăcutRomanian
- молчали́вый, молча́ть, непроизноси́мый, немо́й, безмо́лвный, ти́хийRussian
- múčati, му́чатиSerbo-Croatian
- tystlåten, tyst, stumSwedish
- sessizTurkish
- stilikVolapük
- שטילYiddish
- 无声Chinese
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