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silence
[sahy-luhns]
noun
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
the state or fact of being silent; muteness.
absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern.
the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.
the state of being forgotten; oblivion.
in the news again after years of silence.
concealment; secrecy.
verb (used with object)
to put or bring to silence; still.
to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.
Military., to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire.
interjection
be silent! “Silence!” the teacher shouted.
silence
/ ˈsaɪləns /
noun
the state or quality of being silent
the absence of sound or noise; stillness
refusal or failure to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
his silence on the subject of their promotion was alarming
a period of time without noise
oblivion or obscurity
verb
to bring to silence
to put a stop to; extinguish
to silence all complaint
Other Word Forms
- oversilence noun
- unsilenced adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of silence1
Example Sentences
“Doing so would ‘clear the path for a one-party system where power serves the powerful and silences the people,” Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder LaTosha Brown said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the area’s wealthy power brokers are also moving to silence the Tulsa press in whatever way they can, whether via lawsuits or physical intimidation.
“But we are here to interrupt a culture of silence.... Silence within the industry becomes complicity.”
His current form, his best start to a season since moving to Madrid, has silenced critics for now.
When the credits ended, the audience sat seemingly in stunned silence.
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