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silent
[ sahy-luhnt ]
adjective
- making no sound; quiet; still:
a silent motor.
Synonyms: soundless
Antonyms: noisy
- refraining from speech.
- speechless; mute.
- not inclined to speak; taciturn; reticent.
Antonyms: talkative
- 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: dormant
- 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
/ ˈsaɪlənt /
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
/ sī′lənt /
- 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.
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Derived Forms
- ˈsilentness, noun
- ˈsilently, adverb
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Other Words From
- silent·ly adverb
- silent·ness noun
- over·silent adjective
- over·silent·ly adverb
- over·silent·ness noun
- super·silent adjective
- super·silent·ly adverb
- un·silent adjective
- un·silent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of silent1
First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin silent-, stem of silēns “being quiet,” present participle of silēre “to be quiet”; akin to Old English sālnes “silence”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of silent1
C16: from Latin silēns, from silēre to be quiet
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Synonym Study
See still 1.
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