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silent

/'saɪlənt/

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adjective
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
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"gave silent consent"

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tacit understood inexplicit implicit
adjective
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
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"the witness remained silent"

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mum incommunicative uncommunicative
adjective
not made to sound
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"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"

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unsounded inaudible unhearable
adjective
marked by absence of sound
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"a silent house"

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soundless still quiet
adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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dumb mute unarticulate inarticulate
adjective
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
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"a silent dog whistle"

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unhearable inaudible

Examples of silent

"gave silent consent"
"the witness remained silent"
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"
"a silent house"
"a silent dog whistle"