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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   That which is silent; a time of silence.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   A silent movie

3. Meaning 3 · adjective

   Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.

4. Meaning 4 · adjective

   Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.

5. Meaning 5 · adjective

   Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.

   “The wind is silent.”

6. Meaning 6 · adjective

   (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.

   “Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.”

7. Meaning 7 · adjective

   Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.

8. Meaning 8 · adjective

   With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.

   “My phone was on silent.”

9. Meaning 9 · adjective

   Without audio capability.

   “The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.”

10. Meaning 10 · adjective

    Hidden, unseen.

    “a silent voter; a silent partner”

11. Meaning 11 · adjective

    Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.

    “silent revisions; a silent emendation”

12. Meaning 12 · adjective

    Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.

13. Meaning 13 · adjective

    Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.

14. Meaning 14 · adjective

    Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.

How this word is used

• General “The wind is silent.”
• General “Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.”
• General “My phone was on silent.”
• General “The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.”
• General “a silent voter; a silent partner”
• General “silent revisions; a silent emendation”

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