About The Word Silent
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Silent Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Silent?
[adj] unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
[adj] having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" [adj] not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" [adj] failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" [adj] indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [adj] (of film) having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack; "a silent movie" [adj] marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" Synonyms | Synonyms for Silent: dumb | implicit | implied | inarticulate | inaudible | incommunicative | inexplicit | mum | mute | quiet | soundless | still | tacit | unarticulate | uncommunicative | understood | unhearable | unsounded Related Terms | Find terms related to Silent: See Also | Silent In Webster's Dictionary \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be
silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]
1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly
quiet.
How silent is this town! --Shak.
2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute;
taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most
silent of men. --Broome.
This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not
silent. --Milton.
3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind
is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e
is silent in ``fable.''
5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
{Silent partner}. See {Dormant partner}, under {Dormant}.
Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See
{Mute}, and {Taciturn}.
\Si"lent\, n. That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] ``The silent of the night.'' --Shak. |
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