SILENCE


Meaning of SILENCE in English

/suy"leuhns/ , n. , v. , silenced, silencing , interj.

n.

1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness.

2. the state or fact of being silent; muteness.

3. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.

4. the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence.

5. concealment; secrecy.

v.t.

6. to put or bring to silence; still.

7. to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.

8. Mil. to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire.

interj.

9. be silent! "Silence!" the teacher shouted.

[ 1175-1225; ME (n.) silentium. See SILENT, -ENCE ]

Syn. 6. hush, quell, muzzle, gag.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .