† silencyn.
poetic. Obsolete.
Silence.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence
stillnessc1050
silence?c1225
clum1340
stillhead1340
quiet?c1450
whust1558
husht1566
muteness1590
silency1595
still1608
hushtness1609
whistness1609
silentness1664
noiselessness1834
soundlessness1834
non-speech1863
shush1954
deafening silence1968
ciunas1986
1595 J. Trussell Raptus I. Helenae sig. D4 I..ruminated how my hidden ill, With silency I might in secrete keepe.
1634 F. Lenton Innes of Court Anagrammatist sig. Biv And, in Love's silency, Whisperd each other, Lord, what a back hath he!
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. E In solemn silency this vapour rose.
1864 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 470 She, albeit her silency, Is holier than a hymn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020).
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