silent
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Adjective 4 meanings
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
“The e is silent in fable.”
Noun 2 meanings
That which is silent; a time of silence.
A silent movie
Etymology
From Latin silēns (“silent”), present participle of sileō (“be silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyl- (“still, windless, quiet, slow”). Related to Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (anasilan, “to cease, grow still, be silent”), Old English sālnes (“silence”).
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SILENT at a glance
SILENT has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,269 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with silent
All rhymesOne letter away
- SILENE6
- SILENS6
- SILENI6
- SKLENT10
- SPLENT8
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