silent

Letters that make silent

s, e, l, n, t, i are letters that make 'silent'

Words within silent

si, NT, en, SI, il, IL, LE, Si, Lent are words within 'silent'

Anagrams of silent

tinsel, enlist, inlets, listen, elints are anagrams of 'silent'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of silent

silents is a word created by adding a letter to 'silent'


6 possible definitions for 'silent'

Silent as "marked by absence of sound"

Under this definition, silent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

still, soundless have the same meaning as 'silent'

Derivatives of silent

hush, stillness, quietness, still, silence, soundlessness, quiet are derivatives of 'silent'.

Similar to silent

quiet is similar to silent.

Example of silent used within this context

"a silent house", "soundless footsteps on the grass", "the night was still"


Silent as "not made to sound"

Under this definition, silent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unsounded has the same meaning as silent

Similar to silent

inaudible, unhearable are similar to 'silent'.

Example of silent used within this context

"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'", "in French certain letters are often unsounded"


Silent as "having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility"

Under this definition, silent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to silent

inaudible, unhearable are similar to 'silent'.

Example of silent used within this context

"a silent dog whistle"


Silent as "implied by or inferred from actions or statements"

Under this definition, silent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tacit, understood have the same meaning as 'silent'

Similar to silent

inexplicit, implicit are similar to 'silent'.

Example of silent used within this context

"gave silent consent", "a tacit agreement", "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"


Silent as "failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to"

Under this definition, silent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mum has the same meaning as silent

Derivatives of silent

silence, mum, muteness are derivatives of 'silent'.

Similar to silent

uncommunicative, incommunicative are similar to 'silent'.

Example of silent used within this context

"the witness remained silent"


Silent as "unable to speak because of hereditary deafness"

Under this definition, silent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dumb, mute have the same meaning as 'silent'

Derivatives of silent

deaf-and-dumb person, mute, deaf-mute, mutism, muteness are derivatives of 'silent'.

Similar to silent

inarticulate, unarticulate are similar to 'silent'.



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