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   silent

   /ˈsʌɪlənt/

   adjective

   • 1. not making or accompanied by any sound: "the wood was 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 film) 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.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSILENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     SILENT meaning: 1. without any sound: 2. without talking: 3....

   • Znaczenie Silent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SILENT definicja: 1. without any sound: 2. without talking:...

   • Silent: Japanese Translation

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   • Silent: Korean Translation

     SILENT translate: 조용한, 고요한, 말이 없는. Learn more in the...

   • Silent Spanish Translation

     SILENT translate: silencioso, mudo, silencioso/sa...

   • Silent: Russian Translation

     SILENT translate: тихий, безмолвный , молчаливый ,...

   • Silent: Arabic Translation

     SILENT translate: ساكِت / صامِت, ساكِت / صامِت. Learn more...

   • Silent: Polish Translation

     SILENT translate: cichy, bezgłośny, małomówny, niemy, cichy,...

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   Silent definition: making no sound; quiet; still. See examples of SILENT used in a sentence.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSILENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a state of refusing to talk about something or answer questions, or a state of not communicating: My request for help was met with silence (= I received no answer). Her silence about/on what had happened to her surprised everyone.

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   People are silent when they don't speak, and a silent film has no soundtrack. You might exchange a silent message with your best friend without using words, just by raising your eyebrows or shrugging your shoulders.