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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.

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

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   SILENT definition: 1. without any sound: 2. without talking: 3. doing something or happening without being noticed: . Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › silentSILENT Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for SILENT: mute, speechless, muted, dumb, wordless, mum, uncommunicative, inarticulate; Antonyms of SILENT: speaking, communicative, eloquent, talking, articulate, voluble, vocal, fluent.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › silentSilent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SILENT is making no utterance : not speaking or making noise. How to use silent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Silent.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsilent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of silent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › silentSILENT - 119 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   not waste words. Learn more. Something that is quiet does not make much noise. A quiet place or event does not have much activity, excitement, or people in it. People who are quiet do not speak much or often. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.

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

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › silentSilent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something is silent, it is completely quiet. After your noisy houseguests leave, you'll probably enjoy being all alone in your silent house. Sometimes a silent reading period in a third grade class truly is silent — and other times, the sound of soft giggling can be heard.

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   Find 69 different ways to say SILENT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSILENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › silent_adjsilent, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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    Characteristic of, resembling, or suggestive of a convent, esp. in being austere, strict, secluded, silent, pure, etc. Cf. monastic, adj. A.2b. reticent 1825–. Reluctant or disinclined to speak out or express personal thoughts and feelings freely; reserved in speech; given to silence or concealment. voiceless 1827–.