dumb, mute, silent
(adjective) unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
silent
(adjective) having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; āa silent dog whistleā
silent, unsounded
(adjective) not made to sound; āthe silent āhā at the beginning of āhonorāā; āin French certain letters are often unsoundedā
mum, silent
(adjective) failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; āthe witness remained silentā
silent, tacit, understood
(adjective) implied by or inferred from actions or statements; āgave silent consentā; āa tacit agreementā; āthe understood provisos of a custody agreementā
silent, soundless, still
(adjective) marked by absence of sound; āa silent houseā; āsoundless footsteps on the grassā; āthe night was stillā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (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
silent (plural silents)
(uncountable) That which is silent; a time of silence.
A silent movie
• ELINTs, Teslin, enlist, inlets, leints, listen, tinsel
SILENT (uncountable)
Acronym of syndrome of irreversible lithium-effectuated neurotoxicity.
• 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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
