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adjective
1.
making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
2.
refraining from speech.
3.
speechless; mute.
4.
not inclined to speak; taciturn; reticent.
5.
EXPANDcharacterized by absence of speech or sound: a silent prayer.
6.
unspoken; tacit: a silent assent.
7.
omitting mention of something, as in a narrative: The records are silent about this crime.
8.
inactive or quiescent, as a volcano.
9.
not sounded or pronounced: The “b” in “doubt” is a silent letter.
10.
Movies. not having spoken dialogue or a soundtrack.
11.
COLLAPSEMedicine/Medical. producing no symptoms: silent gallstones.
noun
12.
Usually, silents. silent films.
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Silents
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Origin:
1555–65; < Latin silent- (stem of silēns), present participle of silēre to be quiet; see -ent
1555–65; < Latin silent- (stem of silēns), present participle of silēre to be quiet; see -ent
Related forms
si·lent·ly, adverb
si·lent·ness, noun
o·ver·si·lent, adjective
o·ver·si·lent·ly, adverb
o·ver·si·lent·ness, noun
EXPANDsu·per·si·lent, adjective
su·per·si·lent·ly, adverb
un·si·lent, adjective
un·si·lent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. noisy. 4. talkative.
1. noisy. 4. talkative.
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Word Origin & History
silent
1565, from L. silentem, from silere, see silent. Phrase strong, silent (type) is attested from 1905. Silent majority in the political sense of "mass of people whose moderate views are not publicly expressed and thus overlooked" is first attested 1955 in a British context
EXPAND and was used by John F. Kennedy but is most associated in U.S. with the rhetoric of the Nixon administration (1969-74).
COLLAPSE
"It is time for America's silent majority to stand up for its rights, and let us remember the American majority includes every minority. America's silent majority is bewildered by irrational protest." [Spiro T. Agnew, May 9, 1969]In Victorian use, the phrase meant "the dead" (1874).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
silent si·lent (sī'lənt)
adj.
Producing no detectable signs or symptoms. Used of certain diseases or pathological processes.
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Science Dictionary
silent  (sī'lənt) Pronunciation Key
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