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silence

[sahy-luhns]

noun

  1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness.

  2. the state or fact of being silent; muteness.

  3. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern.

    the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.

  4. the state of being forgotten; oblivion.

    in the news again after years of silence.

  5. concealment; secrecy.



verb (used with object)

silenced, silencing 
  1. to put or bring to silence; still.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.

  3. Military.Ìýto still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire.

interjection

  1. be silent! “Silence!†the teacher shouted.

silence

/ ˈ²õ²¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being silent

  2. the absence of sound or noise; stillness

  3. refusal or failure to speak, communicate, etc, when expected

    his silence on the subject of their promotion was alarming

  4. a period of time without noise

  5. oblivion or obscurity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to bring to silence

  2. to put a stop to; extinguish

    to silence all complaint

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • oversilence noun
  • unsilenced adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of silence1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English (noun), from Old French, from Latin silentium, derivative of ²õ¾±±ôŧ°ù±ð “to be quietâ€; silent
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of silence1

C13: via Old French from Latin ²õ¾±±ôŧ²Ô³Ù¾±³Ü³¾, from ²õ¾±±ôŧ°ù±ð to be quiet. See silent
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In “Materialists,†Johnson combines movie-star flair and quiet skill for a performance dynamic enough to silence her cynics, so long as they approach it with an open mind.

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For years, activists had argued that the military courts were being used by the government to silence dissidents, with people alleging that evidence had been planted.

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Another added: "I said goodbye in silence, hoping to return one day to my beautiful safe haven."

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We will fight — in the courts, in the public square, and in the arena of ideas — for every athlete who’s been silenced, underpaid, or discarded.â€

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The American Academy of Pediatrics called the purge of the vaccine advisors “an escalating effort by the administration to silence independent medical expertise and stoke distrust in lifesaving vaccines.â€

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