Definition of silent

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Silent (a.) Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.

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Clumber :: Clumber (n.) A kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently..
Dummy :: Dummy (a.) Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
Quiescent :: Quiescent (n.) A silent letter.
Inaudible :: Inaudible (a.) Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent.
Mute :: Mute (n.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t..
Silence :: Silence (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence..
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..
Peace :: Peace (v. t. & i.) To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop.
Smile :: Smile (v. i.) To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently..
Mum :: Mum (interj.) Be silent! Hush.
Incommunicative :: Incommunicative (a.) Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive..
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
Silence :: Silence (n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
Silent :: Silent (a.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable..
Q :: Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from th
Silent :: Silent (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent..
Silent :: Silent (a.) Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
Wordless :: Wordless (a.) Not using words; not speaking; silent; speechless.
Reticent :: Reticent (a.) Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
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