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silent Definition
(s)
marked
by
absence
of
sound
; "
a
silent
house
"; "
soundless
footsteps
on
the
grass
"; "
the
night
was
still
"
(s)
failing
to
speak
or
communicate
etc
when
expected
to
; "
the
witness
remained
silent
"
(s)
indicated
by
necessary
connotation
though
not
expressed
directly
; "
gave
silent
consent
"; "
a
tacit
agreement
"; "
the
understood
provisos
of
a
custody
agreement
"
(s)
not
made
to
sound
; "
the
silent
`
h
''
at
the
beginning
of
`
honor
''"; "
in
French
certain
letters
are
often
unsounded
"
(s)
having
a
frequency
below
or
above
the
range
of
human
audibility
; "
a
silent
dog
whistle
"
(s)
unable
to
speak
because
of
hereditary
deafness
silent Synonyms
dumb
implied
mum
mute
silent
soundless
still
tacit
understood
unsounded
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