silent

/ˈsaɪlənt/

noun

  1. 1

    That which is silent; a time of silence.

  2. 2

    A silent movie

adjective

  1. 1

    Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.

  2. 2

    Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.

  3. 3

    Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.

    “The wind is silent.”
  4. 4

    (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.

    “Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.”
  5. 5

    Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.

  6. 6

    With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.

    “My phone was on silent.”
  7. 7

    Without audio capability.

    “The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.”
  8. 8

    Hidden, unseen.

    “a silent voter; a silent partner”
  9. 9

    Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.

    “silent revisions; a silent emendation”
  10. 10

    Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.

  11. 11

    Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.

  12. 12

    Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.

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