silent
silent Lexical Profile
silent Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not making or accompanied by any sound; completely free of noise.
"The library remained completely silent during the final exam week."
Not speaking, or disinclined to talk; failing to mention or take notice of something.
"The historical records are entirely silent regarding the architect's early life."
Denoting a written letter that is not pronounced when a word is spoken aloud.
"In the English word 'knight', the initial 'k' is a silent letter."
Contributing capital to a business venture without taking an active part in its management, or causing no noticeable symptoms (in medicine).
"She invested fifty thousand dollars in the bakery as a silent partner."
• noun
A motion picture made without synchronized recorded sound or spoken dialogue, especially from the early era of cinema.
"The festival screened several restored comedy silents from the 1920s with live piano accompaniment."
• Rhymes for silent
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Latin 'silentem', the present participle of 'silere' ('to be quiet or still').