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silent

DEFINITIONS OF: silent

1

adj marked by absence of sound

“a silent house”
Synonyms:
soundless, still
quiet
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

adj failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

“the witness remained silent”
Synonyms:
mum
incommunicative, uncommunicative
not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

adj unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Synonyms:
dumb, mute
inarticulate, unarticulate
without or deprived of the use of speech or words

adj implied by or inferred from actions or statements

“gave silent consent”
Synonyms:
tacit, understood
implicit, inexplicit
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

adj not made to sound

“the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'”
Synonyms:
unsounded
inaudible, unhearable
impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear

adj having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

“a silent dog whistle”
Synonyms
inaudible, unhearable
impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
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