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silentness

silentness noun: silence.

Noun

silentness (usually uncountable, plural silentnesses)

  1. (archaic, nonstandard, usually) silence

Forms of silentness

pluralsilentnesses

Origin of silentness

From silent + -ness.

Questions about silentness

What does silentness mean?
Silentness means silence.
What part of speech is silentness?
Silentness is a noun.
What is the plural of silentness?
The plural of silentness is silentnesses.

Words near silentness in the dictionary

  1. silentious
  2. silentiously
  3. silentiousness
  4. silentish
  5. silently
  6. silentness
  7. silentnesses
  8. silents
  9. Silenus
  10. Sileo
  11. Sileos

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