silent, adj.
freq. cnt. 28
freq. cnt. 28
marked by absence of sound
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 9
silent soundless still
sample sentences
"a silent house""soundless footsteps on the grass"
"the night was still"
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failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1
mum silent
sample sentences
"the witness remained silent"
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derivationally related form
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similar to
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
<adj.all>
dumb mute silent
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having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
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silent
not made to sound
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silent unsounded
sample sentences
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'""in French certain letters are often unsounded"
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implied by or inferred from actions or statements
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
silent tacit understood
sample sentences
"gave silent consent""a tacit agreement"
"the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
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