Category:Silent

Si"lent, a. Etym: [l. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be silent; Akin to goth. ana-silan.]

1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. How silent is this town! Shak.

2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not Loquacious; not talkative. Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men. Broome. This new-created world, whereof in hell fame is not silent. Milton.

3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is Silent. Parnell. Sir w. Raleigh.

4. (pron.)

Defn: not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."

5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [r.] Cause. . . silent, virtueless, and dead. Sir w. Raleigh. Silent partner. See dormant partner, under dormant.

Syn. -- mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See mute, and Taciturn.

Silent Si"lent, n.

Defn: that which is silent; a time of silence. [r.] "the silent of The night." Shak.