sılent

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Definition of sılent in English English dictionary

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SILENT

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Hyphenation

sı·lent

Synonyms

mute, taciturn, dumb, speechless, quiet, still, bashful, buttoned up, checked, clammed up, close, closed up, closemouthed, curbed, dummied up

Antonyms

clamorous, communicative, noisy, talkative, explicit, tangible

Etymology

[ sI-l&nt ] (adjective.) 15th century. From Latin silēnt-, silēns (“silent”), present participle of sileō (“be silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *seil- (“still, windless, quiet, slow”). Cognate with Gothic