silent
11silent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not making or accompanied by any sound. 2) not speaking or not spoken aloud. 3) (of a film) without an accompanying soundtrack. 4) (of a letter) written but not pronounced, e.g. b in doubt. 5) not prone to speak much. DERIVATIVES… …
12silent — si|lent [ saılənt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not making noise ▸ 2 place: very quiet ▸ 3 refusing to talk/inform ▸ 4 without noticeable signs ▸ 5 letter: not pronounced ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a silent person or group of people does not talk, laugh, or make… …
13silent */*/*/ — UK [ˈsaɪlənt] / US adjective 1) a silent person or group of people does not talk, laugh, or make any noise Everyone was totally silent as the president spoke. a crowd of silent onlookers a) used about a person who does not usually talk to other… …
14silent — [[t]sa͟ɪlənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ Someone who is silent is not speaking. Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words... He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit... They both fell… …
15silent — si|lent W3 [ˈsaılənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not speaking)¦ 2¦(not communicating)¦ 3¦(quiet)¦ 4¦(films)¦ 5¦(letter)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of silere to be silent ] 1.) ¦(NOT SPEAKING)¦ …
16silent — adjective 1 NOT SPEAKING a) not saying anything: Phil was silent for a moment as he thought about his reply. | fall silent (=become quiet): The crowd fell silent when the President appeared. b) not talking much to other people: Nate was in his… …
17silent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sylent, from Latin silent , silens, from present participle of silēre to be silent; akin to Gothic anasilan to cease, grow calm Date: 15th century 1. a. making no utterance ; mute, speechless b. indisposed… …
18silent — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become, fall, go, grow ▪ The crowd fell silent as she began to speak. ▪ The …
19silent — silently, adv. silentness, n. /suy leuhnt/, adj. 1. making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor. 2. refraining from speech. 3. speechless; mute. 4. not inclined to speak; taciturn; reticent. 5. characterized by absence of speech or sound: a… …
20Silent k — A silent k occurs when the letter k is not pronounced in a word. A silent k is quite common in the English language. A silent K occurs when it is followed by an N in the word. Etymology In Old English the /k/ was not silent (pronounced dn , hn ,… …
