ALL meanings of silent
si·lent
S s - adjective silent making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor. 1
- adjective silent refraining from speech. 1
- adjective silent speechless; mute. 1
- adjective silent not inclined to speak; taciturn; reticent. 1
- adjective silent characterized by absence of speech or sound: a silent prayer. 1
- adjective silent unspoken; tacit: a silent assent. 1
- adjective silent omitting mention of something, as in a narrative: The records are silent about this crime. 1
- adjective silent inactive or quiescent, as a volcano. 1
- adjective silent not sounded or pronounced: The “b” in “doubt” is a silent letter. 1
- adjective silent Movies. not having spoken dialogue or a soundtrack. 1
- adjective silent Medicine/Medical. producing no symptoms: silent gallstones. 1
- noun silent Usually, silents. silent films. 1
- adjective silent without sound 1
- adjective silent not talking 1
- adjective silent film: without dialogue 1
- adjective silent not expressed or spoken 1
- adjective silent letter: not pronounced 1
- noun silent film without soundtrack 1
- adjective silent Someone who is silent is not speaking. 0
- adjective silent If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly. 0
- adjective silent A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all. 0
- graded adjective silent If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret. 0
- adjective silent A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech. 0
- adjective silent A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds. 0
- adjective silent A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent. 0
- adjective silent characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound 0
- adjective silent tending to speak very little or not at all 0
- adjective silent unable to speak 0
- adjective silent failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected 0
- adjective silent not spoken or expressed 0
- adjective silent not active or in operation 0
- adjective silent (of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word 0
- adjective silent denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed 0
- noun silent a silent film 0
- adjective silent making no vocal sound; not speaking; speechless; mute 0
- adjective silent seldom speaking; saying little; not talkative 0
- adjective silent free from, or not making, sound or noise; quiet; still; noiseless 0
- adjective silent not spoken, uttered, or expressed 0
- adjective silent included in the spelling of a word but with no part of the word's pronunciation corresponding directly to it 0
- adjective silent withholding knowledge or omitting mention; uncommunicative 0
- adjective silent not active 0
- adjective silent designating or of films without a synchronized soundtrack 0
- adjective silent not having noticeable symptoms 0
- noun silent silent films 0