Definition of Silent

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Silent

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; as, the wind is silent.

Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."

Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.

That which is silent; a time of silence.

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Silent Quotations

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
Albert Einstein

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Dalai Lama

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Thomas Jefferson

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
Winston Churchill

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
George Carlin

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?
Kahlil Gibran

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Napoleon Hill

Silent Translations

silent in Dutch is stil, stilzwijgend, zwijgend
silent in German is wortkarg, still, stille, stille
silent in Hungarian is hangtalan, zajtalan
silent in Italian is sommesso, muto, calma, equilibrato, calmo
silent in Latin is silens
silent in Norwegian is stille
silent in Portuguese is silencioso
silent in Spanish is mudo, pasito, ponderado, cazurro, sosiego

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