SI'LENT, a. 1. Not speaking; mute. Ps. 22.2. Habitually taciturn; speaking little; not inclined to much talking; not loquacious. Ulysses, he adds was the most eloquent and most silent of men.3. Still; having not noise; as the silent watches of the night; the silent groves; all was silent.4. Not operative; wanting efficacy.5. Not mentioning; not proclaiming. This new created world, of which in hell Fame is not silent.6. Calm; as, the winds were silent.7. Not acting; not transacting business in person; as a silent partner in a commercial house.8. Hot pronounced; having no sound; as, e is silent in fable.
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