The definition of silent is making no noise or not talking.
(adjective)See silent in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: L silens < prp. of silere, to be silent, still, prob. < IE base *sē(i)-, *sī-, to rest > seed, side, Goth (ana)silan, to cease (of the wind)
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Origin: Latin silēns, silent-
Origin: , present participle of silēre, to be silent
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