silent

adjective
sil·ent
/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/

Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.

Other meanings

Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.

Synonyms

still

Related words

immunosilent
nonsilent
oversilent
phosphosilent
silentness
ultrasilent
unsilent
silent as the tomb
silent fart
silent listing
silent Sam
be silent

Example sentences

“You walk through life with silent strength.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I want to exercise my right to remain silent.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“We can't be silent anymore.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "silēns".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “silent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.