Definition of silent

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Silent (n.) That which is silent; a time of silence.

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Dummy :: Dummy (a.) Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
Quietly :: Quietly (adv.) Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room..
Silentness :: Silentness (n.) State of being silent; silence.
Mutely :: Mutely (adv.) Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
Stilpnomelane :: Stilly (adv.) In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly.
Incommunicative :: Incommunicative (a.) Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive..
Mumps :: Mumps (n.) Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.
Silent :: Silent (a.) Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
Reticent :: Reticent (a.) Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
Q :: Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from th
Mum :: Mum (interj.) Be silent! Hush.
Still :: Still (adv.) Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still..
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..
Clumber :: Clumber (n.) A kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently..
Tacit :: Tacit (a.) Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection..
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2..
Obmutescence :: Obmutescence (n.) A keeping silent or mute.
Voiceless :: Voiceless (a.) Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb..
Acquiescence :: Acquiescence (n.) A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction..
Hush :: Hush (a.) Silent; quiet.
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