'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
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]
Synonyms of 'silent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aphonic,
- brief,
- brusque,
- calm,
- checked,
- close,
- close-lipped,
- close-tongued,
- closemouthed,
- concise,
- curbed,
- curt,
- dumb,
- echoless,
- economical of words,
- hush as death,
- hushed,
- implicit,
- implied,
- inactive,
- inarticulate,
- inaudible,
- incoherent,
- indisposed to talk,
- inhibited,
- laconic,
- mousy,
- mum,
- mute,
- muted,
- noiseless,
- pacific,
- passive,
- peaceful,
- placid,
- quiescent,
- quiet,
- reserved,
- restrained,
- reticent,
- secretive,
- serene,
- short,
- sleeping,
- snug,
- soundless,
- sparing of words,
- speechless,
- still,
- still as death,
- stilly,
- subaudible,
- tacit,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- tight-lipped,
- tongue-tied,
- tranquil,
- unagitated,
- unarticulated,
- uncommunicative,
- undeclared,
- understood,
- undisturbed,
- unexpressed,
- unhearable,
- unloquacious,
- unmentioned,
- unproclaimed,
- unpronounced,
- unpublished,
- unrecorded,
- unruffled,
- unsaid,
- unsociable,
- unsounded,
- unspoken,
- unstated,
- unsung,
- untalkative,
- untalked-of,
- untold,
- untroubled,
- unuttered,
- unvocalized,
- unvoiced,
- unwritten,
- voiceless,
- whist,
- word-bound,
- wordless