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- Dictionarysilence/ˈsʌɪləns/
noun
- 1. complete absence of sound: "sirens pierce the silence of the night" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. prohibit or prevent from speaking: "she was silenced by the officer's stern look" Similar Opposite
- 2. suppress or prevent the expression of (a gene or genetic material): "many inherited disorders are caused by a mutation that silences a gene"
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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.
How to use silence in a sentence. forbearance from speech or noise : muteness —often used interjectionally; absence of sound or noise : stillness; absence of mention:… See the full definition
noun. absence of any sound or noise; stillness. the state or fact of being silent; muteness. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft. the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence. concealment; secrecy.
Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it. The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
To silence someone is to hush him up or tell him to be quiet. Silence also has a more disturbing meaning: if someone threatens you to keep you from saying something, she's trying to silence you. Censorship silences free speech.
Definition of silence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the state or fact of being silent; muteness. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.
