silent
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
marked by absence of sound
a silent house
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
the witness remained silent
Related & opposite
- muteness derivation
- mum derivation
- uncommunicative similar to
Sense 3 adjective
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
gave silent consent
Related & opposite
- implicit similar to
Sense 4 adjective
not made to sound
the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
Related & opposite
- inaudible similar to
Sense 5 adjective
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
a silent dog whistle
Related & opposite
- inaudible similar to
Sense 6 adjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Related & opposite
- mute derivation
- muteness derivation
- inarticulate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | silence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hush |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | quietness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | silence |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | quiet |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | muteness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mum |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncommunicative |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | implicit |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | inaudible |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | inaudible |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mute |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | muteness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | inarticulate |