Silence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. : to compel or reduce to silence : still. silenced the crowd. 2. : suppress. silence dissent. 3. : to cause to cease hostile firing or criticism.
SILENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
SILENCE definition: 1. a period without any sound; complete quiet: 2. a state of not speaking or writing or making a…. Learn more.
silence, n. & int. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The fact, state, or habit of abstaining or refraining from speaking (sometimes with reference to a particular matter) or other utterance; the fact of keeping silent; an act or instance of this. radio …
Silence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Silence is quietness, or a lack of sound. When you silence a noisy movie-goer, you shush her. When there's silence, nothing is heard. Silence is empty, the opposite of a noisy racket. A …
Silence - definition of silence by The Free Dictionary
1. To make silent or bring to silence: silenced the crowd with a gesture. 2. To curtail the expression of; suppress: silencing all criticism; silenced their opponents. 3. Genetics To …
SILENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
1. the state or fact of keeping silent; a refraining from speech or from making noise. 2. absence of any sound or noise; stillness. 3. a withholding of knowledge or omission of mention. to note an …
Silent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
making no utterance : not speaking or making noise; tending to speak very little : not loquacious; free from sound or noise : still… See the full definition
SILENCE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft. the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years …
SILENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
doing something or happening without being noticed: Hypertension is often called the silent killer. A silent epidemic of oral diseases is affecting our most vulnerable citizens. SMART …
Silence Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
SILENCE meaning: 1 : a lack of sound or noise quiet; 2 : a situation, state, or period of time in which people do not talk