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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024si•lent /ˈsaɪlənt/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to silence:the silent desert.
- not speaking;
not wishing to speak:silent observers. - speechless;
mute:silent from birth. - done in the absence of speech or sound:silent prayers.
- unspoken;
done without saying because it is understood:a silent assent. - omitting mention of something, as in a narrative:The records are silent about his crime.
- Linguistics(of a letter) not pronounced, as the b in doubt.
- Show Business(of a film) not having a soundtrack:the old silent movies.
n. [countable] - Usually, silents. [plural* the + ~] silent films.
si•lent•ly, adv.: She sat silently in the corner. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024si•lent (sī′lənt),USA pronunciation adj. - making no sound;
quiet;
still:a silent motor. - refraining from speech.
- speechless;
mute. - not inclined to speak;
taciturn;
reticent. - 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.
- not sounded or pronounced:The "b'' in "doubt'' is a silent letter.
- Show Business[Motion Pictures.]not having spoken dialogue or a soundtrack.
- Medicineproducing no symptoms:silent gallstones.
n. - Usually, silents. silent films.
- Latin silent- (stem of silēns), present participle of silēre to be quiet; see -ent
- 1555–65
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged soundless. See still 1.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dormant.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged noisy.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged talkative.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ adj - 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
- (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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin silēns, from silēre to be quietˈsilently adv ˈsilentness n |