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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Mute :: Mute (a.) Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2..
Still :: Still (adv.) Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still..
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (a.) Silent and idle.
Obmutescence :: Obmutescence (n.) A keeping silent or mute.
Glide :: Glide (v. i.) To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice..
Silent :: Silent (a.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable..
Mum :: Mum (interj.) Be silent! Hush.
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..
Taciturn :: Taciturn (a.) Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
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
Tacet :: Tacet (v.impers.) It is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement.
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
Soundless :: Soundless (a.) Having no sound; noiseless; silent.
Solitary :: Solitary (a.) Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert..
Mum :: Mum (a.) Silent; not speaking.
Tableau :: Tableau (n.) A representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless..
Voiceless :: Voiceless (a.) Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb..
Quiet :: Quiet (v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down..
Silent :: Silent (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent..
Museful :: Museful (a.) Meditative; thoughtfully silent.
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