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   Si·lent

   /ˈsīlənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not making or accompanied by any sound: "the woods were still and silent" Similar completely quietstillhushedinaudiblenoiselesssoundlesspeacefultranquilso quiet you could hear a pin dropOpposite audiblenoisy
   • ▪ (of a person) not speaking: "she fell silent for a moment" Similar speechlessquietunspeakingwordlessvoicelessdumbmutetaciturnreticentuncommunicativeunforthcomingtight-lippedclose-moutheduntalkativetongue-tiedsaying nothingat a loss for wordsstruck dumbinformal:mumOpposite loquacious
   • ▪ not expressed aloud: "a silent prayer" Similar unspokenwordlessunsaidunstatedundeclaredunexpressedunmentionedunpronouncedunvoicedtacitimplicitunderstoodimpliedtaken for grantedOpposite spoken
   • ▪ (of a letter) written but not pronounced, e.g. b in doubt: "a silent “h”"
   • ▪ (of a movie) without an accompanying soundtrack: "she appeared in a number of silent films"
   • ▪ saying or recording nothing on a particular subject: "the poems are silent on the question of marriage"
   • ▪ (of a person) not prone to speak much; taciturn: "I'm the strong, silent type"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.

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   What does silent mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SILENT definition: 1. without any sound: 2. without talking: 3. doing something or happening without being noticed: . Learn more.

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   Where did the word silent come from?

   • The source of “silent” is the Latin “silentem,” the participle of the verb “silere,” to be silent. Unfortunately, that’s as far back as the trail goes, although some sources suggest the Germanic verb “anasilan,” which signified a wind dying down, as the source.

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   How do you describe a silent person?

   • If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly . He was a serious, silent man. A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all. The room was silent except for John's crunching.

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   silent: 1 adj marked by absence of sound “a silent house” Synonyms: soundless , still quiet free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound adj failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to “the witness remained silent ” Synonyms: mum incommunicative , uncommunicative not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions ...

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