SILENT
\sˈa͡ɪlənt], \sˈaɪlənt], \s_ˈaɪ_l_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of SILENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"
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marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
By Princeton University
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failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"
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marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
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(of film) having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack; "a silent movie"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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; as, the wind is silent.
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Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
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That which is silent; a time of silence.
By Oddity Software
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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; as, the wind is silent.
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Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
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That which is silent; a time of silence.
By Noah Webster.
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Saying nothing; mute; not given to speech; quiet; still; free from noise or disturbance; unexpressed; unspoken; as, a silent comment; having a share, not publicly acknowledged, in a business; as, a silent partner.
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Silentness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
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