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silently Definition


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silent
adj
    1. Free from noise; unaccompanied by sound.
      Thesaurus: quiet, still, hushed.
    2. Refraining from speech; not mentioning or divulging something.
      Thesaurus: quiet, mute, speechless, aphonic; Antonym: talkative.
    3. Unspoken but expressed.
      Example: silent joy
    4. Not pronounced.
      Example: the silent p in pneumonia
    5. Said of a cinema film: having no soundtrack.
noun
    1. A silent film.
Derivative: silently
adverb
    Derivative: silentness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c.



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