SILENT


Meaning of SILENT in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Someone who is ~ is not speaking.

Trish was ~ because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...

He spoke no English and was completely ~ during the visit...

They both fell ~.

ADJ: v-link ADJ

~ly

She and Ned sat ~ly for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake...

ADV: ADV with v

2.

If you describe someone as a ~ person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly.

He was a serious, ~ man.

= quiet

ADJ: ADJ n

3.

A place that is ~ is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is ~ makes no sound at all.

The room was ~ except for John’s crunching...

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

~ly

Strange shadows moved ~ly in the almost permanent darkness.

ADV: ADV with v

4.

A ~ emotion or action is not expressed in speech.

The attacker still stood there, watching her with ~ contempt...

ADJ: ADJ n

5.

A ~ film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors’ voices or any other sounds.

...one of the famous ~ films of Charlie Chaplin.

ADJ: ADJ n

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