Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be
silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]
1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly
quiet.
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How silent is this town! --Shak.
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2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute;
taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
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Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most
silent of men. --Broome.
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This new-created world, whereof in hell
Fame is not silent. --Milton.
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3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind
is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
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4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e
is silent in "fable."
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5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
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Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant.
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Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See
Mute, and Taciturn.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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91 Moby Thesaurus words for "silent":
aphonic, brief, brusque, calm, checked, close, close-lipped,
close-tongued, closemouthed, concise, curbed, curt, dumb, echoless,
economical of words, hush as death, hushed, implicit, implied,
inactive, inarticulate, inaudible, incoherent, indisposed to talk,
inhibited, laconic, mousy, mum, mute, muted, noiseless, pacific,
passive, peaceful, placid, quiescent, quiet, reserved, restrained,
reticent, secretive, serene, short, sleeping, snug, soundless,
sparing of words, speechless, still, still as death, stilly,
subaudible, tacit, taciturn, terse, tight-lipped, tongue-tied,
tranquil, unagitated, unarticulated, uncommunicative, undeclared,
understood, undisturbed, unexpressed, unhearable, unloquacious,
unmentioned, unproclaimed, unpronounced, unpublished, unrecorded,
unruffled, unsaid, unsociable, unsounded, unspoken, unstated,
unsung, untalkative, untalked-of, untold, untroubled, unuttered,
unvocalized, unvoiced, unwritten, voiceless, whist, word-bound,
wordless
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be
silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]
1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly
quiet.
How silent is this town! --Shak.
2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute;
taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most
silent of men. --Broome.
This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not
silent. --Milton.
3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind
is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e
is silent in ``fable.''
5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant.
Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See
Mute, and Taciturn.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Partner \Part"ner\, n. [For parcener, influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
an associate; a sharer. ``Partner of his fortune.''
--Shak. Hence:
(a) A husband or a wife.
(b) Either one of a couple who dance together.
(c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the
management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.
2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member
of a partnership. See Partnership.
3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an
opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a
mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
Dormant, or Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a.
Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker;
participator; companion; comrade; mate.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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