silence
The absence of any sound.
Example
“When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.”
Other meanings
The act of refraining from speaking.
“"You have the right to silence," said the police officer.”
Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
“During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.”
Related words
- desilence
- nonsilence right to silence
- argument from silence
- blue code of silence
- break silence
- break the silence
- code of silence
- in silence
- pact of silence
- silence camp
- silence is consent
- silence is oppression
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "silentium".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “silence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.