| ADJECTIVE | all | silent, soundless, still | marked by absence of sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | silent, mum | failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | |
| all | silent, tacit, understood | implied by or inferred from actions or statements | |
| all | silent, unsounded | not made to sound | |
| all | silent | having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility | |
| all | silent, dumb, mute | unable to speak because of hereditary deafness |
| Sounds | say'lahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | marked by absence of sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a silent house" | |
| Synonyms | soundless, still | |
| Broader | quiet | Free of noise or uproar |
| Spanish | silencioso | |
| Catalan | insonor | |
| Nouns | silence | the absence of sound |
| silence | the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) | |
| Meaning | failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the witness remained silent" | |
| Synonym | mum | |
| Broader | uncommunicative, incommunicative | not inclined to talk / talk / talk or give information or express opinions |
| Spanish | callado, silencioso | |
| Nouns | silence | a refusal to speak when expected |
| Adverbs | silently | without speaking |
| Meaning | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "gave silent consent" | |
| Synonyms | tacit, understood | |
| Broader | implicit, inexplicit | Implied though not directly expressed |
| Spanish | asumido, entendido, implícito, sobreentendido, tácito | |
| Catalan | assumit, implícit, sobreentès, tàcit | |
| Meaning | not made to sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the silent 'h' at the beginning of 'honor'" | |
| Synonym | unsounded | |
| Broader | inaudible, unhearable | impossible to hear |
| Spanish | callar | |
| Catalan | callar | |
| Meaning | Having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a silent dog whistle" | |
| Broader | inaudible, unhearable | impossible to hear |
| Catalan | silent | |
| Meaning | Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dumb, mute | |
| Broader | inarticulate, unarticulate | Without or deprived of the use of speech or words |
| Spanish | mudo | |
| Catalan | mut | |
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