'Silent' definitions:

Definition of 'silent'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: silent, soundless, still]
adjective
Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" [syn: mum, silent]
adjective
Implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: silent, tacit, understood]
adjective
Not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" [syn: silent, unsounded]
adjective
Having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
adjective
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn: dumb, mute, silent]

Definition of 'Silent'

From: GCIDE
  • Silent \Si"lent\, n. That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] "The silent of the night." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Silent'

From: GCIDE
  • Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]
  • 1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. [1913 Webster]
  • How silent is this town! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. [1913 Webster]
  • Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men. --Broome. [1913 Webster]
  • This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not silent. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable." [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
  • Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See Mute, and Taciturn. [1913 Webster]