Silent
adjective
Not making or accompanied by any sound.
The classroom was silent after the teacher entered
Often appears as...
- dead silent
- silent as a grave
adjective
Not speaking or refraining from speech.
She was silent for a moment, lost in thought
Often appears as...
- silent witness
- silent protest
adjective
Not openly expressed or stated, but underlying or unspoken.
A silent understanding passed between them
Often appears as...
- silent agreement
- silent consent
adjective
Relating to an alteration in a gene that doesn't affect the function.
A silent mutation doesn't change the protein produced
Often appears as...
- silent gene
- silent mutation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Used to describe a film that doesn't contain recorded sound.
Charlie Chaplin was a star of the silent film era
Often appears as...
- silent film
- silent cinema
adjective
Not emitting or reflecting light.
A silent and dark room
Often appears as...
- silent and dark
- silent darkness
adjective
Not making or accompanied by any sound.
The classroom was silent after the teacher entered
Often appears as...
- dead silent
- silent as a grave
adjective
Not speaking or refraining from speech.
She was silent for a moment, lost in thought
Often appears as...
- silent witness
- silent protest
adjective
Not openly expressed or stated, but underlying or unspoken.
A silent understanding passed between them
Often appears as...
- silent agreement
- silent consent
adjective
Relating to an alteration in a gene that doesn't affect the function.
A silent mutation doesn't change the protein produced
Often appears as...
- silent gene
- silent mutation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Used to describe a film that doesn't contain recorded sound.
Charlie Chaplin was a star of the silent film era
Often appears as...
- silent film
- silent cinema
adjective
Not emitting or reflecting light.
A silent and dark room
Often appears as...
- silent and dark
- silent darkness
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Complete Quietness
Used to emphasize total lack of sound, more intense than 'quiet'.
The library was silent before finals.
Pro Tip 2/2Expectation of Noise
Often used where noise is expected but absent.
The streets were silent during the curfew.
Pro Tip 1/2Complete Quietness
Used to emphasize total lack of sound, more intense than 'quiet'.
The library was silent before finals.
Pro Tip 2/2Expectation of Noise
Often used where noise is expected but absent.
The streets were silent during the curfew.
Pro Tip 1/2Complete Quietness
Used to emphasize total lack of sound, more intense than 'quiet'.
The library was silent before finals.
Pro Tip 2/2Expectation of Noise
Often used where noise is expected but absent.
The streets were silent during the curfew.
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A simple way to break a...
Sounded simple enough. Yet I'd sit on these silent retreats, sweating through T-shirts in the middle of winter. I'd take naps every chance I got because it was really hard work. Actually, it was exhausting. The instruction was simple enough but I was missing something really important.
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The warning sounds of a...
worldwide due to our changing climate these images though tell you the story through one perspective a visually striking but silent one and what I want to do today is tell you the story through a completely different perspective through sound this is the
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
and we're all really glad he didn't do that -- he would have further discredited himself. Freud had it right. Freud said, look, there's much more to it than "No mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips."
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What happens during a...
And surprisingly, in many people, especially those with diabetes, which affects the nerves that carry pain, a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly.
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What is epigenetics? -...
or causing the DNA to coil more tightly, making it inaccessible. The gene is still there, but it's silent. Boosting transcription is essentially the opposite. Some chemical tags will unwind the DNA, making it easier to transcribe,
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Titanic: A Remembrance PIPE...
and we were embarrassed that we were celebrating and everyone just lets silent and looked at one another and then I said stop the ship and we had a memorial service we realized we were there it was no longer lost it was right
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Finding Baby Seals on an...
Fortified again and again until the end of World War Two, its walls once bristled with guns, But they fell silent decades ago, Up we go! So eerie, very eerie and creepy. There's so many bones littered around as well.
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The truth about bats -...
Flying through the night, I watch over this world, a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight, I'm Okay, fine. So, I'm not Batman. I'm just a bat. But like Batman, I'm often misunderstood.
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Army Ants Rampage...
and flush out its wildlife. Each day, it sends out a silent probe into the forest in quest of food.
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Best Scenes From The...
and flush out its wildlife each day it sends out a silent probe into the forest
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
Sounded simple enough. Yet I'd sit on these silent retreats, sweating through T-shirts in the middle of winter. I'd take naps every chance I got because it was really hard work. Actually, it was exhausting. The instruction was simple enough but I was missing something really important.
Video examples
The warning sounds of a...
worldwide due to our changing climate these images though tell you the story through one perspective a visually striking but silent one and what I want to do today is tell you the story through a completely different perspective through sound this is the
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
and we're all really glad he didn't do that -- he would have further discredited himself. Freud had it right. Freud said, look, there's much more to it than "No mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips."
Video examples
What happens during a...
And surprisingly, in many people, especially those with diabetes, which affects the nerves that carry pain, a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly.
Video examples
What is epigenetics? -...
or causing the DNA to coil more tightly, making it inaccessible. The gene is still there, but it's silent. Boosting transcription is essentially the opposite. Some chemical tags will unwind the DNA, making it easier to transcribe,
Video examples
Titanic: A Remembrance PIPE...
and we were embarrassed that we were celebrating and everyone just lets silent and looked at one another and then I said stop the ship and we had a memorial service we realized we were there it was no longer lost it was right
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
Fortified again and again until the end of World War Two, its walls once bristled with guns, But they fell silent decades ago, Up we go! So eerie, very eerie and creepy. There's so many bones littered around as well.
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
Flying through the night, I watch over this world, a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight, I'm Okay, fine. So, I'm not Batman. I'm just a bat. But like Batman, I'm often misunderstood.
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
and flush out its wildlife. Each day, it sends out a silent probe into the forest in quest of food.
Video examples
Best Scenes From The...
and flush out its wildlife each day it sends out a silent probe into the forest
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Neeraj Kabi
Indian Actor
In 'Talvar', my character loses his daughter and it was quite an intense role. I had to concentrate and I would request all the unit members to stay silent before the take.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
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Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
I never thought of my father when I was growing up. Truly. He was a strong, silent man who worked hard to support his family.
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Napoleon Hill
American Author
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
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Jami Attenberg
American Author
It's the differences in people that help you realize who you are. Even if we silently pass each other on the street.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
As much as movies are about the words that you're saying, they're also about what's not said, the silent moments.
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Yorgos Lanthimos
Greek Director
People influence each other, so one screening will be filled with laughs while another is dead silent.
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Herta Muller
German Novelist
What can't be said can be written. Because writing is a silent act, a labor from the head to the hand.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
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Roman Reigns
American Wrestler
Personally, for my character, I started as the silent but deadly type.
Quote examples
Neeraj Kabi
Indian Actor
In 'Talvar', my character loses his daughter and it was quite an intense role. I had to concentrate and I would request all the unit members to stay silent before the take.
Quote examples
Audre Lorde
American Poet
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
Quote examples
Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
I never thought of my father when I was growing up. Truly. He was a strong, silent man who worked hard to support his family.
Quote examples
Napoleon Hill
American Author
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Quote examples
Jami Attenberg
American Author
It's the differences in people that help you realize who you are. Even if we silently pass each other on the street.
Quote examples
Dakota Fanning
American Actress
As much as movies are about the words that you're saying, they're also about what's not said, the silent moments.
Quote examples
Yorgos Lanthimos
Greek Director
People influence each other, so one screening will be filled with laughs while another is dead silent.
Quote examples
Herta Muller
German Novelist
What can't be said can be written. Because writing is a silent act, a labor from the head to the hand.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Quote examples
Roman Reigns
American Wrestler
Personally, for my character, I started as the silent but deadly type.
Example 1 of 10
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