silent
English
/ˈsaɪlənt/
adj
Definitions
- Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
- Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
- (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
- Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
- (technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
- (technology) Without audio capability.
- Hidden, unseen.
- Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
- Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
- Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
- Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin silēns (silent, quiet) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seyl- (quiet, windless, slow, still, be silent).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*seyl-
Gloss
quiet, windless, slow, still, be silent
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
静