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silent
[sahy-luhnt]
adjective
making no sound; quiet; still.
a silent motor.
Synonyms:Antonyms:refraining from speech.
speechless; mute.
not inclined to speak; taciturn; reticent.
Antonyms:characterized by absence of speech or sound.
a silent prayer.
unspoken; tacit.
a silent assent.
omitting mention of something, as in a narrative.
The records are silent about this crime.
inactive or quiescent, as a volcano.
Synonyms:not sounded or pronounced.
The “b” in “doubt” is a silent letter.
Movies.not having spoken dialogue or a soundtrack.
Medicine/Medical.producing no symptoms.
silent gallstones.
noun
Usually silents. silent films.
silent
/ ˈɪəԳ /
adjective
characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound
a silent house
tending to speak very little or not at all
unable to speak
failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
the witness chose to remain silent
not spoken or expressed
silent assent
not active or in operation
a silent volcano
(of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word
the ``k'' in ``know'' is silent
denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed
noun
a silent film
silent
Relating to a mutation that changes a nucleotide in a codon without a difference in the amino acid for which it is coded.
See more at point mutation
Producing no detectable signs or symptoms, as a medical condition such as heart attack.
Other Word Forms
- silently adverb
- silentness noun
- oversilent adjective
- oversilently adverb
- oversilentness noun
- supersilent adjective
- supersilently adverb
- unsilent adjective
- unsilently adverb
- ˈԳٲԱ noun
- ˈԳٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of silent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of silent1
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Example Sentences
The city of Brooklyn Park was silent on Sunday morning as the neighbourhood came to terms with a suspected political assassination on its doorstep.
Despite the frantic search under way across the region, the city of Brooklyn Park, where Rep. Hortman lived, was still and silent on Sunday morning as the neighbourhood came to terms with the deadly attack.
The music went silent this Father’s Day weekend at the Young Musicians Foundation.
But while those fans have long backed the team, given the chance to return the favor, the team decided to stay silent.
Demonstrations against the federal raids have been staged in downtown for more than a week, but the Dodgers have remained silent.
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