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nounthe trait of keeping things secret
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"Please silence the children in the church!"verbcause to be quiet or not talktype of:
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"he needed silence in order to sleep"nounthe absence of sound
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"his silence about my contribution was surprising"nouna refusal to speak when expected
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"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"verbkeep from expression, for example by threats or pressuretype of:
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"there was a shocked silence" "he gestured for silence"nounthe state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
Examples of silence
- "Please silence the children in the church!"
- "he needed silence in order to sleep"
- "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
- "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
- "there was a shocked silence"
- "he gestured for silence"