Someone who is silent is not speaking. Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit They both fell silent. + silently si·lent·ly She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still
{s} noiseless, quiet; reticent, uncommunicative; mute; wordless; having no spoken dialogue (film); making no mention of; not pronounced; not showing signs of its presence (disease)
A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech. The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds. one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin
A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all. The room was silent except for John's crunching + silently si·lent·ly Strange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness