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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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   • English (US)

     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:...

   • Silently

     SILENTLY definition: 1. without talking or making any noise:...

   • Silent: Ukrainian Translation

     SILENT - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...

   • Silent: French Translation

     silent translate: silencieux/-euse, silencieux/-euse,...

   • Silent: Japanese Translation

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

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

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

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   a period of time in which there is complete quiet or no speaking: Their conversation was punctuated by uncomfortable silences. C2 [ U or C ] 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).

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.