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silent
[ sahy-luhnt ]
adjective
- making no sound; quiet; still:
a silent motor.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- refraining from speech.
- speechless; mute.
- not inclined to speak; taciturn; reticent.
Antonyms:
- characterized by absence of speech or sound:
a silent prayer.
- unspoken; tacit:
a silent assent.
- omitting mention of something, as in a narrative:
The records are silent about this crime.
- inactive or quiescent, as a volcano.
Synonyms:
- not sounded or pronounced:
The “b” in “doubt” is a silent letter.
- Movies. not having spoken dialogue or a soundtrack.
- Medicine/Medical. producing no symptoms:
silent gallstones.
noun
- Usually silents. silent films.
silent
/ ˈɪəԳ /
adjective
- characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound
a silent house
- tending to speak very little or not at all
- unable to speak
- failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
the witness chose to remain silent
- not spoken or expressed
silent assent
- not active or in operation
a silent volcano
- (of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word
the ``k'' in ``know'' is silent
- denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed
noun
- a silent film
silent
- Relating to a mutation that changes a nucleotide in a codon without a difference in the amino acid for which it is coded.
- See more at point mutation
- Producing no detectable signs or symptoms, as a medical condition such as heart attack.
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٲԱ, noun
- ˈԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- lԳ· adverb
- lԳ·Ա noun
- v·lԳ adjective
- over·lԳ· adverb
- over·lԳ·Ա noun
- p·lԳ adjective
- super·lԳ· adverb
- ܲ·lԳ adjective
- un·lԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of silent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of silent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She hovered in my field of vision for 20 silent, heart-shaking seconds.
This year's exam season will be very similar to the past few, with more than two million papers being handed out to pupils in silent school halls over the next month.
Israel's destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos.
"I remained silent for 30 years. Other than this, I've never mentioned it to anyone," she said in an interview with weekly Paris Match on Tuesday.
Cynthia Cook and her mother, Julieta Camacha, offered their silent prayers at Queen of Angels Catholic Church on Monday morning as the cathedral bells rang overhead.
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