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Silent

Silent Meaning & Definition
Silent Definition And Meaning

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

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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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