silentlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪləntli/,

/ˈsʌɪln̩tli/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪlən(t)li/

Forms: see silent adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silent adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < silent adj. + -ly suffix².Compare post-classical Latin silenter (Vulgate).

1. In silence; without speaking; without noise or commotion; noiselessly, quietly; without mention or notice.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > [adverb]

silentlya1425

sub silentio1563

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently

stillyc1000

stilla1225

softlyc1330

whistlya1400

silentlya1425

coylyc1475

quietly1488

still1535

huishtly1548

whishtly1548

mutely1587

silentially1627

statuelike1640

tacitly1643

noiselessly1794

soundlessly1837

soundless1844

mouse-like1874

quietlike1909

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > [adverb]

silentlya1425

mutely1587

tacitly1643

voicelessly1829

a1425 (?a1400) Pistle Discrecioun of Stirings (Harl. 674) in Deonise hid Diuinite (1955) 72 (MED) Þou arte silently spekyng & spekingly silent, fastyngly etyng and etyngly fasting.

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie sig. Ccii You in which feare: and I in which hope, let vs sit, Silentlie.

1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 173 I..could not..silently slip ouer such impieties.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 246 The Turkey company in London was at this time..silently enjoying the safety and profit of this trafficke.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 130 She..silently a gentle tear let fall.

1730 D. Waterland Let. Remarks Clarke's Expos. Catechism 23 What the compilers recommended chiefly to our faith, he silently passes over.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 419 These ask with painful shyness, and, refus'd Because deserving, silently retire!

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. xi. 173 Ellinor silently made room for her cousin beside herself.

1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. 313 Most of the..congregations had silently discarded the old doctrine of the Trinity.

2017 Daily Californian (Berkeley) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 1 Standing at the bus stop alone, I silently cursed myself for not thinking ahead.

†2. Gradually, imperceptibly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > imperceptibly

insensibly1584

imperceptibly1603

silently1668

imperceptively1759

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. xiii. 30 It goes by little and little straight forward, and is silently terminated towards the spleen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silently
释义	silentlyadv. Brit. /ˈsʌɪləntli/, /ˈsʌɪln̩tli/, U.S. /ˈsaɪlən(t)li/ Forms: see silent adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silent adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < silent adj. + -ly suffix².Compare post-classical Latin silenter (Vulgate). 1. In silence; without speaking; without noise or commotion; noiselessly, quietly; without mention or notice. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > [adverb] silentlya1425 sub silentio1563 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently stillyc1000 stilla1225 softlyc1330 whistlya1400 silentlya1425 coylyc1475 quietly1488 still1535 huishtly1548 whishtly1548 mutely1587 silentially1627 statuelike1640 tacitly1643 noiselessly1794 soundlessly1837 soundless1844 mouse-like1874 quietlike1909 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > [adverb] silentlya1425 mutely1587 tacitly1643 voicelessly1829 a1425 (?a1400) Pistle Discrecioun of Stirings (Harl. 674) in Deonise hid Diuinite (1955) 72 (MED) Þou arte silently spekyng & spekingly silent, fastyngly etyng and etyngly fasting. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie sig. Ccii You in which feare: and I in which hope, let vs sit, Silentlie. 1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 173 I..could not..silently slip ouer such impieties. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 246 The Turkey company in London was at this time..silently enjoying the safety and profit of this trafficke. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 130 She..silently a gentle tear let fall. View more context for this quotation 1730 D. Waterland Let. Remarks Clarke's Expos. Catechism 23 What the compilers recommended chiefly to our faith, he silently passes over. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 419 These ask with painful shyness, and, refus'd Because deserving, silently retire! 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. xi. 173 Ellinor silently made room for her cousin beside herself. 1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. 313 Most of the..congregations had silently discarded the old doctrine of the Trinity. 2017 Daily Californian (Berkeley) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 1 Standing at the bus stop alone, I silently cursed myself for not thinking ahead. †2. Gradually, imperceptibly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > imperceptibly insensibly1584 imperceptibly1603 silently1668 imperceptively1759 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. xiii. 30 It goes by little and little straight forward, and is silently terminated towards the spleen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1425
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