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English to English adjective
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Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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marked by absence of sound | | Example: a silent house
soundless footsteps on the grass
the night was still
source: wordnet30
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failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | | Example: the witness remained silent
source: wordnet30
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implied by or inferred from actions or statements | | Example: gave silent consent
a tacit agreement
the understood provisos of a custody agreement
source: wordnet30
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not made to sound | | Example: the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
in French certain letters are often unsounded
source: wordnet30
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having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility | | Example: a silent dog whistle
source: wordnet30
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unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | | source: wordnet30 noun
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That which is silent; a time of silence. | | source: webster1913
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