Analysis Complete

silent

/ silent /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
"a silent dog whistle"
Similar:
inaudible unhearable
adjective satellite Sense 2
not made to sound
"the silent `h'' at the beginning of `honor''"
"in French certain letters are often unsounded"
Similar:
inaudible unhearable
adjective satellite Sense 3
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"
"soundless footsteps on the grass"
"the night was still"
Similar:
quiet
adjective satellite Sense 4
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
Similar:
uncommunicative incommunicative
adjective satellite Sense 5
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
"gave silent consent"
"a tacit agreement"
"the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
Similar:
implicit inexplicit
adjective satellite Sense 6
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Similar:
inarticulate unarticulate
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
11
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

inaudible unhearable quiet uncommunicative incommunicative implicit inexplicit inarticulate unarticulate