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Silents
see synonyms of silentsNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Silents
see synonyms of silentsadjective
1.
characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound
a silent house
2.
tending to speak very little or not at all
3.
unable to speak
4.
failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
the witness chose to remain silent
5.
not spoken or expressed
silent assent
6.
not active or in operation
a silent volcano
7.
(of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word
the 'k' in 'know' is silent
8.
denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed
noun
9.
a silent film
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Silents
see synonyms of silents adjective
1.
making no vocal sound; not speaking; speechless; mute
2.
seldom speaking; saying little; not talkative
3.
free from, or not making, sound or noise; quiet; still; noiseless
4.
a.
not spoken, uttered, or expressed
silent longing
b.
included in the spelling of a word but with no part of the word's pronunciation corresponding directly to it
said of a letter or group of letters silent b in “debt” and gh in “thought”
5.
withholding knowledge or omitting mention; uncommunicative
6.
not active
factories silent for months
7.
designating or of films without a synchronized soundtrack
8.
not having noticeable symptoms
a silent heart attack
noun
9. [pl.]
silent films
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Silents
see synonyms of silentsadj.
2.
a. Not inclined to speak; not talkative: He's the strong, silent type.
b. Not speaking or refraining from speech: Do be silent.
c. Not saying anything about a particular matter; making no mention: The poem is silent on the reason for the speaker's sadness.
3.
a. Not voiced or expressed; unspoken: a silent curse; silent consent.
b. Having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack. Used of a film.
4. Linguistics Having no phonetic value; unpronounced: the silent b in subtle.
5. Inactive; quiescent: a silent volcano.
6. Producing no detectable signs or symptoms: a silent heart attack.
n.
A silent movie.
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