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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 | ||
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