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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by absence of sound | |
| Synonyms: | still soundless | |
| Examples: | "a silent house" "soundless footsteps on the grass" "the night was still" |
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| Related terms: | quiet | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | |
| Synonyms: | mum | |
| Examples: | "the witness remained silent" |
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| Related terms: | uncommunicative | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility | |
| Examples: | "a silent dog whistle" |
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| Related terms: | inaudible | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly | |
| Synonyms: | implied understood tacit | |
| Examples: | "gave silent consent" "a tacit agreement" "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" |
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| Related terms: | implicit | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (of film) having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack | |
| Examples: | "a silent movie" |
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| Related terms: | talking | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] not made to sound | |
| Synonyms: | unsounded | |
| Examples: | "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'" "in French certain letters are often unsounded" |
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| Related terms: | inaudible | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | |
| Synonyms: | mute dumb | |
| Related terms: | inarticulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
silents silently solent |
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