SILENT

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sylent, from Latin ~-, silens, from present participle of silēre to be ~; akin to Gothic anasilan to cease, grow calm Date: 15th century 1. making no utterance ; mute , speechless , indisposed to speak ; not loquacious, free from sound or noise ; still , performed or borne without utterance ; unspoken , 4. making no mention , not widely or generally known or appreciated , making no protest or outcry , unpronounced , not exhibiting the usual signs or symptoms of presence , 7. made without spoken dialogue , of or relating to ~ movies, ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 1929 a motion picture made without spoken dialogue