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silent



adjective
1. marked by absence of sound (Freq. 18)
- a silent house
- soundless footsteps on the grass
- the night was still
Syn:
soundless, still
Similar to:
quiet
Derivationally related forms:
stillness (for: still), soundlessness (for: soundless), silence
2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to (Freq. 10)
- the witness remained silent
Syn:
mum
Similar to:
uncommunicative, incommunicative
Derivationally related forms:
silence, mum (for: mum)
3. implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- gave silent consent
- a tacit agreement
- the understood provisos of a custody agreement
Syn:
tacit, understood
Similar to:
implicit, inexplicit
4. not made to sound
- the silent 'h' at the beginning of 'honor'
- in French certain letters are often unsounded
Syn:
unsounded
Similar to:
inaudible, unhearable
5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
- a silent dog whistle
Similar to:
inaudible, unhearable
6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Syn:
dumb, mute
Similar to:
inarticulate, unarticulate
Derivationally related forms:
mute (for: mute), muteness (for: mute)

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