| a. | 1. | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. | |||
| 2. | Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. | ||||
| 3. | Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; | ||||
| 4. | (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; | ||||
| 5. | Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
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| n. | 1. | That which is silent; a time of silence. | |||
| Adj. | 1. | silent - marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" |
| 2. | silent - failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" Synonyms: mum | |
| 3. | silent - indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" | |
| 4. | silent - not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" Synonyms: unsounded | |
| 5. | silent - having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" | |
| 6. | silent - unable to speak because of hereditary deafness |