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List of meaning for silent

not making or accompanied by any sound

silent, soundless, still(adj)

marked by absence of sound

"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

mum, silent(adj)

failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

"the witness remained silent"

silent, tacit, understood(adj)

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

"gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"

silent, unsounded(adj)

not made to sound

"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"

silent(adj)

having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

"a silent dog whistle"

dumb, mute, silent(adj)

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

deliberately refraining from speech

the suddenly silent child had to be prompted to say hello

tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)

a naturally silent boy, he was often overshadowed by his louder siblings

mostly or entirely without sound

the room was so silent that you could have heard the proverbial pin drop

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