Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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 ``fable.''

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.] ``The silent of
the night.'' --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. ``Partner of his fortune.''
--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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

silent
adj 1: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless
footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: {soundless},
{still}]
2: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the
witness remained silent" [syn: {mum}]
3: (of film) having no spoken dialogue and usually no
soundtrack; "a silent movie" [ant: {talking}]
4: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed
directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the
understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: {implied},
{tacit}, {understood}]
5: not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of
`honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
[syn: {unsounded}]
6: having a frequency below or above the range of human
audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
7: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn: {dumb},
{mute}]


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