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1.nounThat which is silent; a time of silence.
2.nounA silent movie
3.adjectiveFree from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
4.adjectiveNot speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
5.adjectiveKeeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed."The wind is silent."
6.adjective(pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent."Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell."
7.adjectiveHaving no effect; not operating; inefficient.
8.adjectiveWith the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode."My phone was on silent."
9.adjectiveWithout audio capability."The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console."
10.adjectiveHidden, unseen."a silent voter; a silent partner"
11.adjectiveOf an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged."silent revisions; a silent emendation"
12.adjectiveNot implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
13.adjectiveUndiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
14.adjectiveOf distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.