silence /sīˈləns/

1. Absence of sound, stillness
2. Omission of, or abstention from, sounding, speech, mention, or communication
3. A time of such absence or abstention
4. A state of not, or no longer, being spoken about
5. Taciturnity
6. The state of being forgotten, oblivion
7. Secrecy
8. (of distilled spirits) flavourlessness, odourlessness

To cause to be silent

Be silent

siˈlenced adjective

1. Brought to silence
2. (of a priest) forbidden to preach

siˈlencer noun

1. A person who or a thing that silences
2. A device for reducing the sound of escaping gases by gradual expansion, used, eg for small arms and internal combustion engines

siˈlent adjective

1. Noiseless
2. Without sound
3. Unaccompanied by sound
4. Refraining from speech, mention, or divulging
5. Taciturn
6. Not pronounced
7. (of distilled spirit) without flavour or odour
8. Inoperative
9. (of the new moon) not yet visible (Milton)

1. A time of silence (archaic)
2. A silent film

siˈlently adverb

siˈlentness noun

silent call noun

An instance of answering a ringing telephone only to find that no-one is there, often because the number has been dialled automatically in a telemarketing exercise

silent film noun

A cinema film which has no accompanying synchronized soundtrack

silent majority noun

Those, in any country the bulk of the population, who are assumed to have sensible, moderate opinions though they do not trouble to express them publicly

silent partner noun

A sleeping partner (qv)

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