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Meaning of silent in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsaɪlənt/
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Classifying Adjective
silent
Definitions
1.
marked by absence of sound
Examples
« a silent house »
« soundless footsteps on the grass »
« the night was still »
Synonyms
quiet
2.
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
Examples
« the witness remained silent »
Synonyms
uncommunicative
incommunicative
3.
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
Examples
« gave silent consent »
« a tacit agreement »
« the understood provisos of a custody agreement »
Synonyms
implicit
inexplicit
4.
not made to sound
Examples
« the silent 'h' at the beginning of 'honor' »
« in French certain letters are often unsounded »
Synonyms
inaudible
unhearable
5.
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
Examples
« a silent dog whistle »
Synonyms
inaudible
unhearable
6.
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonyms
inarticulate
unarticulate