silenter

Adjective

silent (comparative silenter or more silent, superlative silentest or most silent)

1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
   • How silent is this town!c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

   Synonyms:

   quiet

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.1725–1726, Homer, “(please specify the book or chapter of the Odyssey)”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   speechless, dumb

3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
   • The winds were silent, all the waves asleep, / And heaven was trac'd upon the flattering deepa. 1718, Thomas Parnell, Hesiod; or, the Rise of Woman

   Synonyms:

   dormant

4. (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
   • The e is silent in fable.

   Synonyms:

   mute, quiescent, servile

5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
   • Cause […] silent, virtueless, and dead.1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5)
6. With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
   • My phone was on silent.

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