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:
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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