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Quick definitions from WordNet (silent)
▸ adjective: marked by absence of sound ("A silent house")
▸ adjective: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility ("A silent dog whistle")
▸ adjective: not made to sound ("The silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'")
▸ adjective: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to ("The witness remained silent")
▸ adjective: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly ("Gave silent consent")
▸ adjective: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
▸ Also see silents
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▸ adjective: marked by absence of sound ("A silent house")
▸ adjective: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility ("A silent dog whistle")
▸ adjective: not made to sound ("The silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'")
▸ adjective: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to ("The witness remained silent")
▸ adjective: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly ("Gave silent consent")
▸ adjective: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
▸ Also see silents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to silent
▸ Usage examples for silent
▸ Idioms related to silent (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by silent
▸ Words that often appear near silent
▸ Rhymes of silent
▸ Invented words related to silent