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- English Word Silencing Definition of Silence
- English Word Silene Definition A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
- English Word Silent Definition Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- English Word Silent Definition Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
- English Word Silent Definition Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent.
- English Word Silent Definition Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
- English Word Silent Definition Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
- English Word Silent Definition That which is silent; a time of silence.
- English Word Silentiary Definition One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state.
- English Word Silentious Definition Habitually silent; taciturn; reticent.
- English Word Silently Definition In a silent manner.
- English Word Silentness Definition State of being silent; silence.
- English Word Silenus Definition See Wanderoo.
- English Word Silesia Definition A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.
- English Word Silesia Definition A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.
- English Word Silesian Definition Of or pertaining to Silesia.
- English Word Silesian Definition A native or inhabitant of Silesia.
- English Word Silex Definition Silica, SiO2 as found in nature, constituting quarz, and most sands and sandstones. See Silica, and Silicic.
- English Word Silhouette Definition A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
- English Word Silhouette Definition To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.