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, still(adj)
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
mum, silent(adj)
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
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"
silent, unsounded(adj)
not made to sound
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
silent(adj)
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
"a silent dog whistle"
dumb, mute, silent(adj)
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Wiktionary
silent(Noun)
That which is silent; a time of silence.
silent(Noun)
A silent movie
silent(Adjective)
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
silent(Adjective)
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
silent(Adjective)
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
silent(Adjective)
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, "e is silent in fable."
silent(Adjective)
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
silent(Adjective)
Without audio capability.
The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
silent(Adjective)
Hidden, unseen, as a silent voter or silent partner.
Webster Dictionary
Silent(adj)
free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet
Silent(adj)
not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative
Silent(adj)
keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent
Silent(adj)
not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
Silent(adj)
having no effect; not operating; inefficient
Silent(noun)
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
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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
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.
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.
Be silent when you are criticised so that you can hear the critiques well!
It is better to remain silent and be considered a fool then to speak and remove all doubt.
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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Translations for silent
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- صامتArabic
- маўча́ць, ці́хіBelarusian
- мълчаBulgarian
- callarCatalan, Valencian
- mlčet, tichýCzech
- tewiWelsh
- stilleDanish
- still, schweigsam, schweigen, stummGerman
- αθόρυβοςGreek
- kvieta, silenta, mutaEsperanto
- silencioso, callarSpanish
- لال, آرام, بي صدا, گنگ, خاموش, ساكت, ناكارPersian
- tyyni, hiljainen, hiljaisuus, äänetönFinnish
- silencieux, muet, taireFrench
- tostIrish
- चुपHindi
- néma, hangtalan, szótlan, hallgatag, zajtalan, csendesHungarian
- խաղաղ, լուռ, հանդարտ, հանգիստArmenian
- diamIndonesian
- hljóðurIcelandic
- silente, silenzioso, tranquillo, silenzio, mutoItalian
- 静か, 無言, 黙る, 無音Japanese
- taceō, silentiumLatin
- klussLatvian
- mōhūMāori
- တိတ်Burmese
- zwijgenDutch
- stumNorwegian
- milczećPolish
- quieto, silêncio, silenciosoPortuguese
- tăcutRomanian
- молчали́вый, непроизноси́мый, молча́ть, немо́й, безмо́лвный, ти́хийRussian
- múčati, му́чатиSerbo-Croatian
- tystlåten, stum, tystSwedish
- stilikVolapük
- שטילYiddish
- 无声Chinese
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