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English Dictionary: silent by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
silent
adj
  1. marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
    Synonym(s): silent, soundless, still
  2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"
    Synonym(s): mum, silent
  3. implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
    Synonym(s): silent, tacit, understood
  4. not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
    Synonym(s): silent, unsounded
  5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
  6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
    Synonym(s): dumb, mute, silent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be
      silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]
      1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly
            quiet.
  
                     How silent is this town!                     --Shak.
  
      2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute;
            taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
  
                     Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most
                     silent of men.                                    --Broome.
  
                     This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not
                     silent.                                             --Milton.
  
      3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind
            is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.
  
      4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e
            is silent in [bd]fable.[b8]
  
      5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
  
                     Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W.
                                                                              Raleigh.
  
      {Silent partner}. See {Dormant partner}, under {Dormant}.
  
      Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See
               {Mute}, and {Taciturn}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Silent \Si"lent\, n.
      That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] [bd]The silent
      of the night.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Partner \Part"ner\, n. [For parcener, influenced by part.]
      1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
            an associate; a sharer. [bd]Partner of his fortune.[b8]
            --Shak. Hence:
            (a) A husband or a wife.
            (b) Either one of a couple who dance together.
            (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the
                  management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
  
                           My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.
  
      2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member
            of a partnership. See {Partnership}.
  
      3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an
            opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a
            mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
  
      {Dormant}, [or] {Silent}, {partner}. See under {Dormant}, a.
  
      Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker;
               participator; companion; comrade; mate.
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