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

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