01 a. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
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Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.“How silent is this town!” — Shak.
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Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.“Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men.” — Broome.“This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not silent.” — Milton.
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Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent.
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Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in “fable.”(Pron.)
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Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.[R.]“Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead.” — Sir W. Raleigh.