Results for silent

Definitions of silent:

part of speech: adverb

Silently.

part of speech: adjective

Saying nothing; mute; not given to speech; quiet; still; free from noise or disturbance; unexpressed; unspoken; as, a silent comment; having a share, not publicly acknowledged, in a business; as, a silent partner.

part of speech: adjective

Free from noise: not speaking: habitually taciturn: still: not pronounced.

part of speech: adjective

Quiet; still; habitually speaking little; not mentioning; not acting; having no sound, as a letter.

part of speech: noun

Silentness.

Usage examples for silent:

• She would be silent "Miss Billy", Eleanor H. Porter

• Mr Temple was silent for a few minutes, and then he said: " Better late than never, my boy. "Menhardoc", George Manville Fenn

• She had much to say if she only knew how to say it; but she was silent "Lady Anna", Anthony Trollope

• Still Antony was silent "Antony Gray,--Gardener", Leslie Moore