Silent | Mean of silent in English Dictionary

/ˈsaɪlənt/

• not speaking or making noise
1. She was silent for a few minutes as she thought about how to answer him.
2. Please be silent.
3. The crowd fell silent as the horrible news was read aloud.
• tending not to talk much
1. My father was a very silent man.
2. He was the strong, silent type.
• not having or making any sound or noise
1. He said he would call me, but the phone was silent all day.
2. The radio went silent. [=dead]
3. A long, silent pause followed her reply.

• done, felt, or expressed without speaking
1. She offered a silent prayer of thanks for her family's safety.
2. They nodded their heads in silent agreement.
3. He turned his back on the president in silent protest.
• giving no information about something or refusing to discuss something
1. History books are silent about this shameful incident in our nation's past.
2. The president remained silent on the issue of funding.
3. You have the right to remain silent. [=the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested]
• written in the spelling of a word but not pronounced
1. There is a silent “e” in “cane.”
2. The “b” in “debt” is silent.
• not having spoken dialogue
1. silent movies/films
• of or relating to movies that have no spoken dialogue
1. filmmakers of the silent era