SILENCE


Meaning of SILENCE in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. absence of sound.

2 abstinence from speech or noise.

3 the avoidance of mentioning a thing, betraying a secret, etc.

4 oblivion; the state of not being mentioned.

--v.tr. make silent, esp. by coercion or superior argument.

Phrases and idioms:

in silence without speech or other sound. reduce (or put) to silence refute in argument.

Etymology: ME f. OF f. L silentium (as SILENT)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.