silent
adjective/ˈsaɪlənt/
Слово англійською: silent
Переклад silent українською: ти́хий, мовчазни́й
Детальний опис
- where there is little or no sound; making little or no sound synonym quiet
- At last the traffic fell silent.
- The streets were silent and deserted.
- (of a person) not speaking
- to remain/stay/keep silent
- As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.
- He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry).
- Half the room went silent and turned to see what was happening.
- They huddled together in silent groups.
- The mayor was silent for a moment.
- [only before noun] not expressed with words or sound
- a silent prayer/protest
- They nodded in silent agreement.
- (of a letter in a word) written but not pronounced
- The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent.
- [only before noun] (of old films) with pictures but no sound
- a silent film/movie
- stars of the silent screen
- [only before noun] not talking very much synonym quiet
- He's the strong silent type.
- silent (on/about something) not giving information about something; refusing to speak about something
- The report is strangely silent on this issue.
- the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.