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silent
adjective
Not
speaking
;
choosing
or
being
required
to
say
nothing
.
•
During
the
test
,
the
students
sat
silent
and
focused
on
their
papers
.
During
the
test
,
the
students
sat
silent
and
focused
on
their
papers
.
•
He
remained
silent
when
the
police
officer
asked
him
a
question
.
He
remained
silent
when
the
police
officer
asked
him
a
question
.
adjective
Having
no
sound
;
completely
quiet
.
•
The
house
was
silent
after
everyone
went
to
bed
.
The
house
was
silent
after
everyone
went
to
bed
.
•
Outside
,
fresh
snow
made
the
city
streets
strangely
silent
.
Outside
,
fresh
snow
made
the
city
streets
strangely
silent
.
adjective
Without
spoken
dialogue
or
recorded
speech
,
as
in
early
movies
.
•
We
watched
a
silent
movie
from
1920
together
.
We
watched
a
silent
movie
from
1920
together
.
•
Actors
in
silent
films
used
exaggerated
gestures
to
tell
the
story
.
Actors
in
silent
films
used
exaggerated
gestures
to
tell
the
story
.
adjective
Describes
a
letter
that
is
written
but
not
pronounced
in
a
word
.
•
In
the
word
"
knight
",
the
"
k
"
is
silent
.
In
the
word
"
knight
",
the
"
k
"
is
silent
.
•
Many
learners
forget
the
"
b
"
is
silent
in
"
thumb
".
Many
learners
forget
the
"
b
"
is
silent
in
"
thumb
".
adjective
Existing
or
agreed
without
being
spoken
or
written
openly
;
tacit
.
•
There
was
a
silent
agreement
not
to
mention
the
accident
.
There
was
a
silent
agreement
not
to
mention
the
accident
.
•
He
acted
as
a
silent
partner
,
investing
money
but
staying
out
of
daily
operations
.
He
acted
as
a
silent
partner
,
investing
money
but
staying
out
of
daily
operations
.