Question 1 · Quick check
silent
CEFRB1
/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Making no sound.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailKeeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
Examples
At last the traffic fell silent.
Be silent in the library, boys.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈsaɪ̯lənt] ~ [ˈsaɪ̯ln̩t]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsNot speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
More examples
In contextStudents must keep silent during class.
Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.
What was formerly performed by fleets and armies, by invasions, sieges, and battles, has been of late accomplished by more silent methods.
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Origin
adjective
From Latin silēns (“silent”), present participle of sileō (“be silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyl- (“still, windless, quiet, slow”). Related to Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (anasilan, “to cease, grow still, be silent”), Old English sālnes (“silence”).