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si·lent
(sī′lənt)adj.
1. Marked by absence of noise or sound; still: the silent forest. See Synonyms at quiet.
2.
a. Not inclined to speak; not talkative: He's the strong, silent type.
b. Not speaking or refraining from speech: Do be silent.
c. Not saying anything about a particular matter; making no mention: The poem is silent on the reason for the speaker's sadness.
3.
a. Not voiced or expressed; unspoken: a silent curse; silent consent.
b. Having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack. Used of a film.
4. Linguistics Having no phonetic value; unpronounced: the silent b in subtle.
5. Inactive; quiescent: a silent volcano.
6. Producing no detectable signs or symptoms: a silent heart attack.
n.
A silent movie.
[Latin silēns, silent-, present participle of silēre, to be silent.]
si′lent·ly adv.
si′lent·ness n.
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silent
(ˈsaɪlənt)adj
1. characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound: a silent house.
2. tending to speak very little or not at all
3. unable to speak
4. failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected: the witness chose to remain silent.
5. not spoken or expressed: silent assent.
6. not active or in operation: a silent volcano.
7. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word: the 'k' in 'know' is silent.
8. (Film) denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed
n
(Film) a silent film
[C16: from Latin silēns, from silēre to be quiet]
ˈsilently adv
ˈsilentness n
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si•lent
(ˈsaɪ lənt)adj.
1. making no sound; quiet; still.
2. refraining from speech.
3. speechless; mute.
4. not inclined to speak.
5. characterized by absence of speech or sound: silent prayers.
6. unspoken; tacit: a silent assent.
7. omitting mention of something, as in a narrative: The records are silent about his crime.
8. inactive or quiescent, as a volcano.
9. (of a letter) not pronounced, as the b in doubt.
10. (of a film) not having a soundtrack.
11. producing no detectable symptoms: silent heart irregularities.
n. 12. Usu., silents. silent films.
[1555–65; < Latin silent-, s. of silēns, present participle of silēre to be quiet; see -ent]
si′lent•ly, adv.
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silent
- tacit - One of its early meanings was "wordless, noiseless," from Latin tacere, "be silent."
- reticent - Based on Latin tacere, "be silent," combined with re-, an intensive prefix.
- silent - From Latin silere, "be silent."
- mumchance - To be mumchance is to be dumbstruck and silent.
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| Adj. | 1. | silent - marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" |
| 2. | silent - failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions | |
| 3. | silent - implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" implicit, inexplicit - implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn" | |
| 4. | silent - not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" | |
| 5. | silent - having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" | |
| 6. | silent - unable to speak because of hereditary deafness inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" |
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silent
adjective
1. mute, dumb, speechless, wordless, mum, struck dumb, voiceless, unspeaking They both fell silent.
mute noisy, chattering, rowdy, strident, boisterous, vociferous, riotous, uproarious, obstreperous, clamorous
mute noisy, chattering, rowdy, strident, boisterous, vociferous, riotous, uproarious, obstreperous, clamorous
2. uncommunicative, quiet, taciturn, tongue-tied, unspeaking, nonvocal, not talkative He was a serious, silent man.
3. quiet, still, hushed, soundless, noiseless, muted, stilly (poetic) The heavy guns have again fallen silent.
quiet noisy, loud, piercing, deafening, tumultuous, ear-splitting, cacophonous, clamorous
quiet noisy, loud, piercing, deafening, tumultuous, ear-splitting, cacophonous, clamorous
4. unspoken, implied, implicit, tacit, understood, unexpressed He watched with silent contempt.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
silent
adjective1. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise:
Archaic: hush.
2. Not speaking freely or openly:
3. Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak, as from shock or fear:
4. Not voiced or expressed:
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silent
[ˈsaɪlənt]A. ADJ
1. (= noiseless, soundless)
to be silent [person] → quedarse callado; [place, room, street] → estar en silencio
the law is silent on this point → la ley no se pronuncia a este respecto
to fall silent [person] → quedarse callado; [room] → quedar en silencio
the guns have fallen silent → el tiroteo ha cesado, las armas han quedado en silencio (liter)
to lie silent [factory, machine] → permanecer parado
the silent majority → la mayoría silenciosa
silent partner (US) → socio/a m/f comanditario/a
I've remained silent for too long on this issue → he guardado silencio sobre este asunto por demasiado tiempo
you have the right to remain silent → tiene derecho a permanecer callado → no está obligado a responder
to give sb the silent treatment → hacer el vacío a algn
to bear silent witness to sth → ser mudo testigo de algo
to be as silent as the grave or tomb → estar silencioso como una tumba
to be silent [person] → quedarse callado; [place, room, street] → estar en silencio
the law is silent on this point → la ley no se pronuncia a este respecto
to fall silent [person] → quedarse callado; [room] → quedar en silencio
the guns have fallen silent → el tiroteo ha cesado, las armas han quedado en silencio (liter)
to lie silent [factory, machine] → permanecer parado
the silent majority → la mayoría silenciosa
silent partner (US) → socio/a m/f comanditario/a
I've remained silent for too long on this issue → he guardado silencio sobre este asunto por demasiado tiempo
you have the right to remain silent → tiene derecho a permanecer callado → no está obligado a responder
to give sb the silent treatment → hacer el vacío a algn
to bear silent witness to sth → ser mudo testigo de algo
to be as silent as the grave or tomb → estar silencioso como una tumba
2. (= wordless) [prayer, march, vigil] → silencioso; [contempt, protest] → mudo
she looked at him in silent contempt → le miró con mudo desprecio
silent tears ran down her cheeks → las lágrimas le corrían silenciosas por la cara
to pay silent tribute to sb → homenajear en silencio a algn
she looked at him in silent contempt → le miró con mudo desprecio
silent tears ran down her cheeks → las lágrimas le corrían silenciosas por la cara
to pay silent tribute to sb → homenajear en silencio a algn
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silence
(ˈsailəns) noun1. (a period of) absence of sound or of speech. A sudden silence followed his remark.silencio
2. failure to mention, tell something etc. Your silence on this subject is disturbing.silencio
verb to cause to be silent. The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.hacer callar, acallar, silenciar, apagar
interjection be silent!. ¡silencio!
ˈsilencer noun a piece of equipment fitted to a gun, or (American ˈmuffler) in an engine, for making noise less. silenciador
ˈsilent (-t) adjective1. free from noise. The house was empty and silent.silencioso
2. not speaking. He was silent on that subject.callado
3. not making any noise. This lift is quite silent.silencioso
ˈsilently adverbin silence without saying anything. The children listened in silence to the story. en silencio
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silent
→ callado, silenciosoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
si·lent
a. silencioso-a, callado-a.
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