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SILENT
dumb, mute, silent
(adjective) unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
silent
(adjective) having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; “a silent dog whistle”
silent, unsounded
(adjective) not made to sound; “the silent ‘h’ at the beginning of ‘honor’”; “in French certain letters are often unsounded”
mum, silent
(adjective) failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; “the witness remained silent”
silent, tacit, understood
(adjective) implied by or inferred from actions or statements; “gave silent consent”; “a tacit agreement”; “the understood provisos of a custody agreement”
silent, soundless, still
(adjective) marked by absence of sound; “a silent house”; “soundless footsteps on the grass”; “the night was still”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
silent (comparative silenter or more silent, superlative silentest or most silent)
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.
(pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
(technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
(technology) Without audio capability.
Hidden, unseen.
Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
Synonyms
• (free from sound or noise): quiet; see also silent
• (not speaking; indisposed to talk): speechless, taciturn; see also taciturn
• (not speaking; mute): dumb, mute; see also mute
• (keeping at rest): dormant, still; see also inactive
• (not pronounced): mute, quiescent, servile
• (hidden; unseen): concealed, invisible, occluded; see also hidden
Noun
silent (plural silents)
(uncountable) That which is silent; a time of silence.
A silent movie
Anagrams
• ELINTs, Teslin, enlist, inlets, leints, listen, tinsel
Noun
SILENT (uncountable)
Acronym of syndrome of irreversible lithium-effectuated neurotoxicity.
Anagrams
• ELINTs, Teslin, enlist, inlets, leints, listen, tinsel
Source: Wiktionary
Si"lent, a. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.
Definition: That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] "The silent of the night." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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