SILENT

[adjective]The police officer told the criminal that he had the right to remain silent.She whispered a silent (= not spoken) prayer that her wounded brother would not die.The minister was silent on/about his plans for the future..Arthur has always been the strong, silent type (= a type of person, usually a man, who says very little).A few people have spoken in favour of the plans to build a new car park, but I'm sure the silent majority (= the mass of people who have not expressed an opinion) are against it.'Battleship Potemkin' is a famous silent film (= a film without any spoken words), made by Eisenstein. Compare talkie.A silent letter in a word is one which is written but not pronounced, such as the 'b' in 'doubt'.Silent partner is (US) for sleeping partner.