silent

silent
silent [sī′lənt]
adj.
[L silens < prp. of silere, to be silent, still, prob. < IE base * sē(i)-, * sī-, to rest > SEED, SIDE, Goth ( ana)silan, to cease (of the wind)]
1. making no vocal sound; not speaking; speechless; mute
2. seldom speaking; saying little; not talkative
3. free from, or not making, sound or noise; quiet; still; noiseless
4.
a) not spoken, uttered, or expressed [silent longing]
b) included in the spelling of a word but with no part of the word's pronunciation corresponding directly to it: said of a letter or group of letters [silent b in “debt” and gh in “thought”]
5. withholding knowledge or omitting mention; uncommunicative
6. not active [factories silent for months]
7. designating or of films without a synchronized soundtrack
8. not having noticeable symptoms [a silent heart attack]
n.
[pl.] silent films: often preceded by the
silently
adv.

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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