Silent Definition
sīlənt
adjective
silentest
Making no vocal sound; not speaking; speechless; mute.
Webster's New World
Seldom speaking; saying little; not talkative.
Webster's New World
Free from, or not making, sound or noise; quiet; still; noiseless.
Webster's New World
Not speaking or refraining from speech.
Do be silent.
American Heritage
Not saying anything about a particular matter; making no mention.
The poem is silent on the reason for the speaker's sadness.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
Silent films.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Acronym of syndrome of irreversible lithium-effectuated neurotoxicity.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Silent
Noun
Singular:
silent
Plural:
silentsAdjective
Base Form:
silent
Superlative:
silentestOrigin of Silent
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From Latin silÄ“nt-, silÄ“ns (“silent"), present participle of sileō (“be silent"), from Proto-Indo-European *seil- (“still, windless, quiet, slow"). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (anasilan, “to cease, grow still, be silent"), Old English sālnes (“silence").
From Wiktionary
Latin silēns silent- present participle of silēre to be silent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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