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Definition of Silnt

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.

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.) 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.

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

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.

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.) 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.

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

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
         *How silent is this town! Shakespeare
  • 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.
  • Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
  • (Pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, "e is silent in fable."
  • Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
         *Cause ... silent, virtueless, and dead. Sir W. Raleigh.
  • That which is silent; a time of silence.
         *The silent of the night." Shakespeare
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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