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