Definitions for silent
ˈsaɪ ləntsilent

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

1. silent, soundless, still(adj)

   marked by absence of sound

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

2. mum, silent(adj)

   failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

   "the witness remained silent"

3. silent, tacit, understood(adj)

   implied by or inferred from actions or statements

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

4. silent, unsounded(adj)

   not made to sound

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

5. silent(adj)

   having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

   "a silent dog whistle"

6. dumb, mute, silent(adj)

   unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. silent(Noun)

   That which is silent; a time of silence.

2. silent(Noun)

   A silent movie

3. silent(Adjective)

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

4. silent(Adjective)

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

5. silent(Adjective)

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

6. silent(Adjective)

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

7. silent(Adjective)

   Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.

8. silent(Adjective)

   Without audio capability.

   The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.

9. silent(Adjective)

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

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

1. Silent(adj)

   free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet

2. Silent(adj)

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

3. Silent(adj)

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

4. Silent(adj)

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

5. Silent(adj)

   having no effect; not operating; inefficient

6. Silent(noun)

   that which is silent; a time of silence

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. William Wordsworth:

   This city now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning; silent bare, ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie open unto the fields and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.

2. Anna Ricoy:

   We have one of the worst drought in decades, it's a recurrent drought that year after year is slowly eroding the livelihoods of small farmers. It's a silent disaster.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Be silent when you are criticised so that you can hear the critiques well!

4. Janet Keneah:

   It is better to remain silent and be considered a fool then to speak and remove all doubt.

5. 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.

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