Definition of silent

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Silent (a.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable..

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Taciturn :: Taciturn (a.) Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
Stilpnomelane :: Stilly (adv.) In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly.
Obmutescence :: Obmutescence (n.) A keeping silent or mute.
Peace :: Peace (v. t. & i.) To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop.
Quiescent :: Quiescent (a.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in day and say..
Tacit :: Tacit (a.) Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection..
Museful :: Museful (a.) Meditative; thoughtfully silent.
Silent :: Silent (a.) Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Silence :: Silence (n.) The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
Noiseless :: Noiseless (a.) Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the noiseless foot of time..
Quiesce :: Quiesce (a. & n.) To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound..
Silently :: Silently (adv.) In a silent manner.
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..
Glum :: Glum (a.) Moody; silent; sullen.
Dummy :: Dummy (a.) Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
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.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable..
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A silent, stupid person..
Silence :: Silence (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence..
Smile :: Smile (v. i.) To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently..
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