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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
But it’s the beginning of wisdom that progressives are starting to figure out that a regulator with the power to silence conservatives can also censor liberals.
The last lock clicks, bathing us in a suspenseful silence.
They would sit in silence, or play a popular Russian card game called durak, which meant “fool.”
Chagrined, Penelope gestured for the children to eat in silence.
They rode in silence for the better part of an hour, until Timothy brought the brougham to a stop just before the crest of a hill, near the forest’s edge.
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