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silent > 6 senses
ADJECTIVE1silent, soundless, stillMarked by absence of sound
2silent, mumFailing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
3silent, implied, tacit, understoodIndicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
4silent, unsoundedNot made to sound
5silentHaving a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
6silent, dumb, muteUnable to speak because of hereditary deafness
silent > pronunciation
Soundssay'lahnt
Rhymesabandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 658 more rhymes in ahnt...
silent > adjective 1
MeaningMarked by absence of sound.
Examples"a silent house"
Synonymssoundless, still
Similar toquiet
Nounssilence; silence
silent > adjective 2
MeaningFailing to speak or communicate etc when expected to.
Examples"the witness remained silent"
Synonymsmum
Similar touncommunicative, incommunicative
Nounssilence
Adverbssilently
silent > adjective 3
MeaningIndicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly.
Examples"gave silent consent"
Synonymsimplied, tacit, understood
Similar toimplicit, inexplicit
silent > adjective 4
MeaningNot made to sound.
Examples"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"
Synonymsunsounded
Similar toinaudible, unhearable
silent > adjective 5
MeaningHaving a frequency below or above the range of human audibility.
Examples"a silent dog whistle"
Similar toinaudible, unhearable
silent > adjective 6
MeaningUnable to speak because of hereditary deafness.
Synonymsdumb, mute
Similar toinarticulate, unarticulate

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