silent
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Definition of silent:
marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" unable to speak because of hereditary deafness |