silentialadj.

Brit.

/sʌɪˈlɛnʃl/, U.S.

/saɪˈlɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s silentiall, 1700s– silential.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin silentium , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin silentium silence n. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier silentially adv. and later silentious adj.

Somewhat rare.

That silences; performed in silence; associated or connected with silence; silent.With quot. 1712 cf. silent vote n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > accompanied by silence

dumba1538

silential1653

1653 R. Carpenter Anabaptist Washt xlii. 156 We are not as yet, Seducers, and righteously worthy of Silentiall Punishment, if we Preach against Anabaptism.

1712 S. Sewall Diary 2 Apr. (1973) II. 684 What the Church had done in their Nomination, was by a Silential Vote Approved.

1859 J. Wilson Mem. ix. 390 From some unknown silential principle..he had declined, or at least delayed, to reveal the secrets of that dark abyss.

1994 Lang. in Society 23 (table) 351 [Hebrew] Discourse markers... Silential. Avoiding silence. 'e ‘uh’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silential
释义	silentialadj. Brit. /sʌɪˈlɛnʃl/, U.S. /saɪˈlɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s silentiall, 1700s– silential. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin silentium , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin silentium silence n. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier silentially adv. and later silentious adj. Somewhat rare. That silences; performed in silence; associated or connected with silence; silent.With quot. 1712 cf. silent vote n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > accompanied by silence dumba1538 silential1653 1653 R. Carpenter Anabaptist Washt xlii. 156 We are not as yet, Seducers, and righteously worthy of Silentiall Punishment, if we Preach against Anabaptism. 1712 S. Sewall Diary 2 Apr. (1973) II. 684 What the Church had done in their Nomination, was by a Silential Vote Approved. 1859 J. Wilson Mem. ix. 390 From some unknown silential principle..he had declined, or at least delayed, to reveal the secrets of that dark abyss. 1994 Lang. in Society 23 (table) 351 [Hebrew] Discourse markers... Silential. Avoiding silence. 'e ‘uh’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1653
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