making no vocal sound; not speaking; speechless; mute
seldom speaking; saying little; not talkative
free from, or not making, sound or noise; quiet; still; noiseless
not spoken, uttered, or expressed: silent longing
included in the spelling of a word but with no part of the word's pronunciation corresponding directly to it: said of a letter or group of letters: silent b in “debt” and gh in “thought”
withholding knowledge or omitting mention; uncommunicative
not active: factories silent for months
designating or of films without a synchronized soundtrack
not having noticeable symptoms: a silent heart attack