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silent

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  1. 1. a. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable." Source: opted
  5. 5. a. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. That which is silent; a time of silence. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. marked by absence of sound Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adj. implied by or inferred from actions or statements Source: wordnet
  10. 10. adj. not made to sound Source: wordnet
  11. 11. adj. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility Source: wordnet
  12. 12. adj. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness Source: wordnet

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