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English Dictionary: silent	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for silent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
silent adj marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" Synonym(s): silent, soundless, still failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" Synonym(s): mum, silent 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 not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" Synonym(s): silent, unsounded having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" 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.