silent

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

marked by absence of sound“a silent house”“soundless footsteps on the grass”“the night was still”Synonyms: soundless still
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to“the witness remained silent”Synonyms: mum
implied by or inferred from actions or statements“gave silent consent”“a tacit agreement”“the understood provisos of a custody agreement”Synonyms: tacit understood
not made to sound“the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'”“in French certain letters are often unsounded”Synonyms: unsounded
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility“a silent dog whistle”
unable to speak because of hereditary deafnessSynonyms: dumb mute

Silent \Si"lent\, n. That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] "The silent of the night." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Silent \Si"lent\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]

How silent is this town!— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. [1913 Webster]

Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men.— Broome.[1913 Webster]

This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not silent.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]

4.(Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable." [1913 Webster]

5.Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead.— Sir W. Raleigh.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See Mute, and Taciturn. [1913 Webster]