Definitions for Silent
ˈsaɪ ləntSilent

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

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1. Silent

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

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. enlist

2. leints

3. inlets

4. tinsel

5. listen

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. Steve Bannon:

   As long as you're silent and you're spiffing 'x' amount of your income.

2. Maria Montessori:

   Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially silent as a mute and as immovable as a paralytic. He is an individual annihilated, not disciplined.

3. Dania Saltagi:

   Using #NotInMyName is a way for me to not only condemn the terrorist attacks, but to also spread the message that ISIS does not represent Islam. It is a way for me to have a voice and break stereotypes, rather than stay silent.

4. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya:

   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.

5. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo):

   I’d rather be hated by standing for what’s right than enduring mental anguish for remaining silent; by remaining silent there is no confrontation nor truth and peace prevails.

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