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adjective

Silent adj.

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

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

Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent.

(Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."

Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. (R.) "Cause... silent, virtueless, and dead."

Silent partner. See Dormant partner, under Dormant.

Synonyms: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See Mute, and Taciturn.

noun

Silent n. That which is silent; a time of silence. (R.) "The silent of the night."

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Etymology of 'Silent'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Silent" Quotes from Famous Books

... was new to all of us, for there had been no wars on any of the three inhabited worlds for many years. Silent, electronic conflict! Not a question of men in battle. A man at a switch on the brigand ship was the sole actor so far in this assault. And the results were visible only in the movement of the needle-dials on our instrument panels. A struggle, so far, not of man's bravery, ...

— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 • Various

... of voices interrupted his flight of imagination, and he saw that the room was suddenly full of moving figures. They were passing before him with silent footsteps, across the window from door to door. How they had come in, or how they went out, he never knew; but his heart stood still for an instant as he recognised the mournful figures of the Frightened ...

— Jimbo - A Fantasy • Algernon Blackwood

... the individual is said to be suffering from shock. Shock expresses itself in varying degrees of apathy. The patient may or may not be conscious. If conscious he gives no evidence of feeling, he is silent and motionless although he will respond to directions and may answer questions. The eyes are dull and listless, the face pale and pinched, and the general expression is apathetic. The skin is cold and there may be perspiration; the pulse is feeble and irregular, and the breathing ...

— The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • Grant Hague

... animals which are now domesticated; and his work would have been in vain had not heredity" (memory) "come to his aid. It may be said that after man has modified a wild animal to his will, there goes on in its progeny a silent conflict between two heredities" (memories), "the one tending to fix the acquired modifications and the other to preserve the primitive instincts. The latter often get the mastery, and only after several generations is training ...

— Life and Habit • Samuel Butler

... a Kshatriya and a King, I will not shrink, but perform whatever you may ask, however hard." "Then listen," said I. "Light a sacrificial fire, offer up your son: the smoke that rises will bring you progeny, as the clouds bring rain." The King bowed his head upon his breast and remained silent: the courtiers shouted their horror, the Brahmins clapped their hands over their ears, crying, "Sin it is both to utter and listen to such words." After some moments of bewildered dismay the King calmly said, "I will abide by my promise." The day came, the fire was ...

— The Fugitive • Rabindranath Tagore

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