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Meaning of 'silent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Silent [ a.]
- Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
- Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent.
- Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
- Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
2 . Silent [ n.]
- That which is silent; a time of silence.

Meaning of 'silent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . silent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
Example in sentence:
  • a silent dog whistle
Meaning (2):
- marked by absence of sound
Example in sentence:
  • a silent house;
  • soundless footsteps on the grass;
  • the night was still
Meaning (3):
- implied by or inferred from actions or statements
Example in sentence:
  • a tacit agreement;
  • gave silent consent;
  • the understood provisos of a custody agreement
Meaning (4):
- not made to sound
Example in sentence:
  • in French certain letters are often unsounded;
  • the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
Meaning (5):
- failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
Example in sentence:
  • the witness remained silent

Nearby Words:

silage sile silence silenced silencing silene silentiary silentious silently silentness

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