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   silent

   /ˈsʌɪlənt/

   adjective

   • 1. not making or accompanied by any sound: "the wood was still and silent" Similar completely quietstillhushedinaudiblenoiselesssoundlesspeacefultranquilso quiet you could hear a pin dropOpposite audiblenoisy
   • ▪ (of a person) not speaking: "she fell silent for a moment" Similar speechlessquietunspeakingwordlessvoicelessdumbmutetaciturnreticentuncommunicativeunforthcomingtight-lippedclose-moutheduntalkativetongue-tiedsaying nothingat a loss for wordsstruck dumbinformal:mumOpposite loquacious
   • ▪ not expressed aloud: "a silent prayer" Similar unspokenwordlessunsaidunstatedundeclaredunexpressedunmentionedunpronouncedunvoicedtacitimplicitunderstoodimpliedtaken for grantedOpposite spoken
   • ▪ (of a letter) written but not pronounced, e.g. b in doubt: "a silent ‘h’"
   • ▪ (of a film) without an accompanying soundtrack: "she appeared in a number of silent films"
   • ▪ saying or recording nothing on a particular subject: "the poems are silent on the question of marriage"
   • ▪ (of a person) not prone to speak much; taciturn: "I'm the strong, silent type"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.

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   What does silent mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SILENT definition: 1. without any sound: 2. without talking: 3. doing something or happening without being noticed: . Learn more.

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   Where did the word silent come from?

   • The source of “silent” is the Latin “silentem,” the participle of the verb “silere,” to be silent. Unfortunately, that’s as far back as the trail goes, although some sources suggest the Germanic verb “anasilan,” which signified a wind dying down, as the source.

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   How do you say silent if you don't speak?

   • People are silent when they don't speak, and a silent film has no soundtrack. You might exchange a silent message with your best friend without using words, just by raising your eyebrows or shrugging your shoulders. The Latin root of silent is silere, "be quiet or still."

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   How do you describe a silent person?

   • If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly. He was a serious, silent man. A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all.

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   • English (US)

     doing something or happening without being noticed:...

   • Silent Spanish Translation

     SILENT translate: silencioso, mudo, silencioso/sa...

   • Silent: Russian Translation

     SILENT translate: тихий, безмолвный , молчаливый ,...

   • Znaczenie Silent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SILENT definicja: 1. without any sound: 2. without talking:...

   • Simplified

     SILENT translate: 宁静的, 宁静的;寂静的, 沉默的, 沉默的；缄默的, （电子设备）静音....

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     SILENT translate: 寧靜的, 寧靜的;寂靜的, 沈默的, 沈默的；緘默的, （電子設備）靜音....

   • Silent: French Translation

     silent translate: silencieux/-euse, silencieux/-euse,...

   • Silent: Arabic Translation

     SILENT translate: ساكِت / صامِت, ساكِت / صامِت. Learn more...

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   People are silent when they don't speak, and a silent film has no soundtrack. You might exchange a silent message with your best friend without using words, just by raising your eyebrows or shrugging your shoulders. The Latin root of silent is silere, "be quiet or still."

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