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silently
si·lent S0403900 (sī′lənt)adj.1. Marked by absence of noise or sound; still: the silent forest. See Synonyms at quiet.2. a. Not inclined to speak; not talkative: He's the strong, silent type.b. Not speaking or refraining from speech: Do be silent.c. Not saying anything about a particular matter; making no mention: The poem is silent on the reason for the speaker's sadness.3. a. Not voiced or expressed; unspoken: a silent curse; silent consent.b. Having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack. Used of a film.4. Linguistics Having no phonetic value; unpronounced: the silent b in subtle.5. Inactive; quiescent: a silent volcano.6. Producing no detectable signs or symptoms: a silent heart attack.n. A silent movie.
[Latin silēns, silent-, present participle of silēre, to be silent.]
si′lent·ly adv.si′lent·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | silently - without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her"mutely, taciturnly, wordlessly |
silentlyadverb1. quietly, in silence, soundlessly, noiselessly, inaudibly, without a sound as silently as a mouse2. mutely, dumbly, in silence, wordlessly, speechlessly, reticently, uncommunicatively, unspeakingly He could no longer stand by silently while these rumours persisted.Translationssilence (ˈsailəns) noun1. (a period of) absence of sound or of speech. A sudden silence followed his remark. 寂靜，沉默 寂静，沉默 2. failure to mention, tell something etc. Your silence on this subject is disturbing. 默不作聲，緘默 缄默，默不做声 verb to cause to be silent. The arrival of the teacher silenced the class. 使安靜 使安静 interjection be silent!. 請安靜！ 请安静！ˈsilencer noun a piece of equipment fitted to a gun, or (American ˈmuffler) in an engine, for making noise less. 消音器 消音器ˈsilent (-t) adjective1. free from noise. The house was empty and silent. 安靜的 安静的2. not speaking. He was silent on that subject. 緘默的 沉默的，少言寡语的 3. not making any noise. This lift is quite silent. 不發出聲音的，不產生噪音的 无声音的ˈsilently adverb 安靜地 寂静地in silence without saying anything. The children listened in silence to the story. 默默地 默默地EncyclopediaSeesilentLegalSeeSilencesilently
Synonyms for silentlyadv quietlySynonyms- quietly
- in silence
- soundlessly
- noiselessly
- inaudibly
- without a sound
adv mutelySynonyms- mutely
- dumbly
- in silence
- wordlessly
- speechlessly
- reticently
- uncommunicatively
- unspeakingly
Synonyms for silentlyadv without speakingSynonyms- mutely
- taciturnly
- wordlessly
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