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Webster 1913 Edition
Silent
Si′lent
,Adj.
[L.
silens
, -entis
, p. pr. of silere
to be silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.] 1.
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
How
silent
is this town! Shakespeare
2.
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most
silent
of men. Broome.
This new-created world, whereof in hell
Fame is not
Fame is not
silent
. Milton.
3.
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed;
as, the wind is
. silent
Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
4.
(Pron.)
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent;
as, e is
silent
in “fable.”Si′lent
,Noun.
That which is silent; a time of silence.
[R.]
“The silent of the night.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Silent
SI'LENT
,Adj.
1.
Not speaking; mute. Ps. 22.2.
Habitually taciturn; speaking little; not inclined to much talking; not loquacious. Ulysses, he adds was the most eloquent and most silent of men.3.
Still; having not noise; as the silent watches of the night; the silent groves; all was silent.4.
Not operative; wanting efficacy.5.
Not mentioning; not proclaiming. This new created world, of which in hell Fame is not silent.6.
Calm; as, the winds were silent.7.
Not acting; not transacting business in person; as a silent partner in a commercial house.8.
Hot pronounced; having no sound; as, e is silent in fable.