English adjective: silent | |||
1. | silent marked by absence of sound | ||
Samples | A silent house. Soundless footsteps on the grass. The night was still. | ||
Synonyms | soundless, still | ||
Similar | quiet | ||
Antonyms | noisy | ||
2. | silent failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | ||
Samples | The witness remained silent. | ||
Synonyms | mum | ||
Similar | incommunicative, uncommunicative | ||
Antonyms | communicatory, communicative | ||
3. | silent implied by or inferred from actions or statements | ||
Samples | Gave silent consent. A tacit agreement. The understood provisos of a custody agreement. | ||
Synonyms | tacit, understood | ||
Similar | implicit, inexplicit | ||
Antonyms | explicit, expressed | ||
4. | silent not made to sound | ||
Samples | The silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'. In French certain letters are often unsounded. | ||
Synonyms | unsounded | ||
Similar | inaudible, unhearable | ||
Antonyms | audible, hearable | ||
5. | silent having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility | ||
Samples | A silent dog whistle. | ||
Similar | inaudible, unhearable | ||
Antonyms | audible, hearable | ||
6. | silent unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | ||
Synonyms | dumb, mute | ||
Similar | inarticulate, unarticulate | ||
Antonyms | articulate | ||