noun
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That which is silent; a time of silence.
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A silent movie
adjective
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Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
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Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
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Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
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The wind is silent.
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(pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
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Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.
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Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
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With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
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My phone was on silent.
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Without audio capability.
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The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
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Hidden, unseen.
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a silent voter; a silent partner
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Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
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silent revisions; a silent emendation
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Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
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Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
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Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
Examples of silent in a Sentence
The room was silent for a few minutes after they left.
Mary was silent a long time and then she finally spoke.
He was silent, as if watching.
They were silent for a long time on the way back.
In spite of her resolve, her lips responded to his silent quest.
She was silent a minute.
Mary was silent again for a few moments and when she spoke it was in a controlled voice.
He was silent for a moment.
They were silent for a few seconds.
Also, turning her head, she found that she could see the boy beside her, who had until now remained as still and silent as she herself.
The shah sat silent for a while, as if in thought.
All were silent, expectant of what was to follow, for this was clearly only a prelude.
Kind to every one, he goes about doing good, silent and unseen.
His conversation always related entirely to himself; he would remain calm and silent when the talk related to any topic that had no direct bearing on himself.
He was silent a moment.
Jonny was silent and still, his eyes closed in concentration.
Darkness had fallen and the streets were silent.
He was silent awhile.
The birds were silent, watching her to see if she was friend or foe.
This time Dean was silent.
He was silent for a ten-count, as if considering his options.
The night was unnaturally silent.
Kris was silent for a long moment.
He was silent for a few seconds.
Several minutes were consumed in silent admiration before they noticed two very singular and unusual facts about this valley.
We discourse freely without shame of one form of sensuality, and are silent about another.
At midnight, when there was a moon, I sometimes met with hounds in my path prowling about the woods, which would skulk out of my way, as if afraid, and stand silent amid the bushes till I had passed.
Then he remained silent for a while, and all at once looked cheerfully with his glittering, black eyes at Rostov.
He pulled her close in an embrace, his lips warm against hers in response to her silent query.
The line was silent for so long that she checked her phone to see if the call had been dropped.
In the truck, on the way home, she was silent a long time.
She didn't hear his silent step.
The bedchamber was silent.
Evelyn was silent, debating what to say.
The intruder remained silent for a moment, then said slowly, "Your sister is well."
They were silent, staring.
Pierre was silent because he was incapable of uttering a word.
Kiera concentrated on her movements rather than the silent form across from her, intent on not looking like a fool in front of a master warrior.
My Muse may be excused if she is silent henceforth.
As she rounded the curve in the staircase, the room became silent.
Where the children were concerned, she had no intention of remaining silent.
For one horrible long moment he was silent.
He nodded absently and fell silent while she finished the ice cream.
Quinn, who remained silent most of the morning, showed increased interest.
Uncertain what he expected, his anger was boiling at the silent rejection.
It wasn't a pensive silence, but more of a silent struggle to determine how much they revealed.
There was silent laughter in his voice.
Gabe was silent, emotionless.
Wynn was silent, pensive and troubled.
They were silent so long, she finally risked a look.