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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
silence en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- [ˈsaɪ̯ləns] ~ [ˈsaɪ̯ln̩s]
- /ˈsaɪlən(t)s/
Etymology
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.
Meanings
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(imperative) Be silent.
Silence! Enough of your insolence!
(in response to laughter from the audience)
Silence! I kill you!
2007 September 17, Spark of Insanity, spoken by Achmed the Dead Terrorist (Jeff Dunham):
Synonyms
hush · whist · shut up · shush · be quiet
Translations (54)
hu csendet! (be silent) · mk ти́шина (be silent) · ro tăcere! (be silent) · ar صَمْتًا! (be silent) · vi im lặng (be silent) · ar صَهٍ! (be silent) · is þögn! (be silent) · hu csöndet! (be silent) · fr silence! (be silent) · sv tyst! (be silent) · hu csend legyen! (be silent) · ru молчи́! (be silent) · no stille! (be silent) · pt silêncio! (be silent) · no hysj! (be silent) · eo silentu! (be silent) · ast chute (be silent) · ast chite (be silent) · vi im (be silent) · hi शांत! (be silent) · hu csend! (be silent) · th หุบปาก (be silent) · ka ხმა! (be silent) · nv geʼ (be silent) · nv nizééʼ (be silent) · es ¡cállate! (be silent) · kmr hiş! (be silent) · ru ти́хо! (be silent) · de Ruhe! (be silent) · id diam! (be silent) · mi hoihoi! (be silent) · bg тишина́ (be silent) · ro liniște! (be silent) · lad kayades! (be silent) · ka კრინტი არ დაძრა! (be silent) · ru молча́ть! (be silent) · ur خاموش (be silent) · th เงียบ (be silent) · hi ख़ामोश! (be silent) · hu csönd legyen! (be silent) · arz هس! (be silent) · ms diam! (be silent) · ro taci! (be silent) · la pax! (be silent) · cmn 安靜！ /安静！ (be silent) · hu csönd! (be silent) · ka ჩუმად! (be silent) · hi चुप! (be silent) · mi turituri! (be silent) · fi hiljaa! (be silent) · kmr bêdeng! (be silent) · sk ticho (be silent) · nl stilte! (be silent) · ka ხმა არ გაიღო! (be silent)
silence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- [ˈsaɪ̯ləns] ~ [ˈsaɪ̯ln̩s]
- /ˈsaɪlən(t)s/
Etymology
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The absence of any sound.
in silence
deadly silence
When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.
There was a dead silence for a few seconds.
Words like violence break the silence / Come crashing in into my little world
1990, Martin L. Gore, “Enjoy the Silence”, in Violator, performed by Depeche Mode:
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(uncountable, usually) The act of refraining from speaking.
"You have the right to silence," said the police officer.
Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:1832, Daniel Webster, "a convention", quoted in The History of the Union, and of the Constitution by Charles Chauncey Burr
The administration itself keeps a profound silence.
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(uncountable, usually) Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.
Forms
Antonyms
loudness · sound · speech · audibility · talk · vocality
Deriveds
dead silence · silence is consent · silence is oppression · silence is golden · suffer in silence · silence camp · moment of silence · conspiracy of silence · nonsilence right to silence · silence is violence · in silence · radio silence · tower of silence · two-minute silence · blue wall of silence · election silence · break silence · argument from silence · break the silence · cone of silence · loud silence · code of silence · wall of silence · desilence · blue code of silence · deafening silence · pact of silence · speech is silver, silence is golden
Hypernyms
lack of sensation · peace
Hyponyms
radio silence · deafening silence
Relateds
cone of silence · make silent · two-minute silence · code of silence · silent as the tomb · moment of silence · silent as the grave · be quiet · Sicilian code · stop talking · one could hear a pin drop · omertà · conspiracy of silence · silent · wall of silence · quiet as a mouse
Synonyms
hush · whistness · silence · inaudibility · roo · noiselessness · black noise · crickets · soundlessness · quiet · stillness · quietness
Translations (157)
hi ख़ामोशी (lack of sound) · pt silêncio (lack of sound) · gd tosd (lack of sound) · yi שטילקייט (lack of sound) · hu csönd (lack of sound) · se jaskatvuohta (lack of sound) · kmr bêdengî (lack of sound) · fi hiljeneminen (refraining from speaking) · yua ch’ench’enki (lack of sound) · ps چوپتيا (lack of sound) · be цішыня́ (lack of sound) · hu csend (lack of sound) · ang swīġe (lack of sound) · uk мовча́ння (lack of sound) · vo seil (lack of sound) · ru тишина́ (lack of sound) · ba тынлыҡ (lack of sound) · nl stilte (lack of sound) · ang stilnes (lack of sound) · ur خاموشی (lack of sound) · tl katahimikan (lack of sound) · is þögn (lack of sound) · lv klusums (lack of sound) · egy s-g:r-A2 (lack of sound) · uk ти́ша (lack of sound) · ja 沈黙 (lack of sound) · de Schweigen (refraining from speaking) · ru молча́ние (refraining from speaking) · non þǫgn (lack of sound) · no togn (lack of sound) · tr sessizlik (refraining from speaking) · be маўча́нне (lack of sound) · eo silento (lack of sound) · sl molk (lack of sound) · sk ticho (lack of sound) · pl cisza (lack of sound) · mk мо́лчење (refraining from speaking) · ps ګنګه روژه (lack of sound) · io silenco (lack of sound) · ja 静けさ (lack of sound) · la silentium (lack of sound) · mk шта́ма (lack of sound) · af stilte (lack of sound) · sh mȗk (lack of sound) · es sho (refraining from speaking) · af stilswye (refraining from speaking) · hi चुप्पी (lack of sound) · ta மௌனம் (lack of sound) · no taushet (lack of sound) · he שקט (lack of sound) · ta அமைதி (lack of sound) · hu hallgatni (refraining from speaking) · hi सन्नाटा (lack of sound) · ga tost (lack of sound) · yua ch’een (lack of sound) · mn нам гүм (lack of sound) · ro tăcere (lack of sound) · ar سُكُوت (lack of sound) · hi मौनता (lack of sound) · th ความเงียบ (lack of sound) · tr sessizlik (lack of sound) · tet nonook (lack of sound) · sco seelence (lack of sound) · ka დუმილი (lack of sound) · ja 黙秘 (lack of sound) · sh му̑к (lack of sound) · ast silenciu (lack of sound) · te నిశ్శబ్దము (lack of sound) · grc σιωπή (form of meditation or prayer) · te మౌనము (lack of sound) · kk тыныштық (lack of sound) · kk жайшылық (lack of sound) · ky унчукпоо (lack of sound) · sh тишѝна (lack of sound) · he דממה (lack of sound) · tk ümsümlik (lack of sound) · got 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (lack of sound) · sh tišìna (lack of sound) · fo tøgn (lack of sound) · ca silenci (lack of sound) · hu hallgatás (lack of sound) · it silenzio (lack of sound) · tt тынлык (lack of sound) · cs mlčení (lack of sound) · ota سكوت (lack of sound) · da tavshed (lack of sound) · is ró (lack of sound) · sv tystnad (lack of sound) · zu ukuthula (lack of sound) · fa خاموشی (lack of sound) · ko 침묵 (lack of sound) · ar صَمْت (lack of sound) · grc σιγή (lack of sound) · el σιωπή (refraining from speaking) · mk ти́шина (lack of sound) · el ησυχία (lack of sound) · sw kimya (lack of sound) · mr शांतता (lack of sound) · de Stille (lack of sound) · gsw Stili (lack of sound) · lt tyla (lack of sound) · fi äänettömyys (lack of sound) · pl milczenie (refraining from speaking) · el σιγή (lack of sound) · crh süküt (lack of sound) · ckb بێدەنگ (lack of sound) · nl stilzwijgen (form of meditation or prayer) · el σιωπή (lack of sound) · cmn 沉默 (lack of sound) · bg мълчание (refraining from speaking) · sq heshtje (lack of sound) · mi haumūmūtanga (lack of sound) · sl tišina (lack of sound) · qu upalla (lack of sound) · hi शांति (lack of sound) · es silencio (lack of sound) · de Schweigen (lack of sound) · fi vaikeneminen (refraining from speaking) · hu hallgatás (refraining from speaking) · fr silence (lack of sound) · sk mlčanie (lack of sound) · br didrouz (lack of sound) · ro liniște (lack of sound) · da stilhed (lack of sound) · fa سکوت (lack of sound) · cs ticho (lack of sound) · tr sükût (lack of sound) · to fakalongo (lack of sound) · sm fīlēmū (lack of sound) · nl zwijgen (refraining from speaking) · ota سكوت (refraining from speaking) · gd sàmhchair (lack of sound) · cy tawelwch (lack of sound) · alt унчукпас (lack of sound) · et vaikus (lack of sound) · grc σιωπή (lack of sound) · fi hiljaisuus (lack of sound) · vi sự yên lặng (lack of sound) · grc ἀκή (lack of sound) · ja 静寂 (form of meditation or prayer) · hy լռություն (lack of sound) · cy distawrwydd (lack of sound) · az sükut (lack of sound) · ne मौनता (lack of sound) · el σιωπή (form of meditation or prayer) · mk мо́лчење (lack of sound) · arz سكوت (lack of sound) · oc silenci (lack of sound) · bg тишина́ (lack of sound) · tr sükût (refraining from speaking) · bg мълча́ние (lack of sound) · txb ām (lack of sound) · gl silencio (lack of sound) · ja 静寂 (lack of sound) · no ro (lack of sound) · cu тишина (lack of sound) · nb stillhet (lack of sound)
silence en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- [ˈsaɪ̯ləns] ~ [ˈsaɪ̯ln̩s]
- /ˈsaɪlən(t)s/
Etymology
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
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(transitive) To repress the expression of something.
Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced.
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(transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
Silence the doubters.
Silence the critics.
A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.
2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian:
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(qualifier:molecular biology) To block gene expression.
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(euphemistic) To murder.
They, and others through the years, believed Ruby must have acted on his own since there was no logic to the supposition that anyone could trust an uncontrollable, unreliable loudmouth like Ruby to silence Oswald.
2013, Mark Shaw, The Poison Patriarch: How the Betrayals of Joseph P. Kennedy Caused the Assassination of JFK, →ISBN, page 150:
Forms
Deriveds
unsilence · nonsilencing · silencer · desilence · outsilence · silenceable · resilence
Relateds
quiet · audible · noise · loud · deaf
Synonyms
mute
Translations (70)
pl uciszyć (to suppress criticism) · it silenziare (to make something silent) · cs utišit (to make something silent) · mk за́молчи (to suppress criticism) · mk за́молкне (to make something silent) · mi whakamūmū (to make something silent) · bg заглуша́вам (to suppress criticism) · cy rhoi taw ar (to make something silent) · se jaskkodahttit (to suppress criticism) · de zum Schweigen bringen (to suppress criticism) · it azzittire (to make something silent) · arz يسكت (to make something silent) · es hacer callar (to suppress criticism) · sw nyamazisha (to make something silent) · arc שתק (to make something silent) · cy gostegu (to make something silent) · pt silenciar (to suppress criticism) · ms tolong senyap (to make something silent) · ar صَمَّتَ (to make something silent) · pl uciszać (to suppress criticism) · sk utíšiť (to make something silent) · sk umlčať (to make something silent) · se jaskkodahttit (to make something silent) · ru заглуша́ть (to make something silent) · el ησυχάζω (to make something silent) · fi vaientaa (to suppress criticism) · he השתיק (to make something silent) · it silenziare (to suppress criticism) · fi vaientaa (to make something silent) · kmr bêdeng kirin (to make something silent) · ga ciúnaigh (to make something silent) · ru заглуши́ть (to make something silent) · fi hiljentää (to make something silent) · cs umlčet (to suppress criticism) · tr susturmak (to make something silent) · eo silentigi (to make something silent) · hu lecsendesít (to make something silent) · se šiggut (to suppress criticism) · se váidudit (to make something silent) · de zum Schweigen bringen (to make something silent) · hu elhallgattat (to suppress criticism) · hu elcsendesít (to make something silent) · hy լռեցնել (to make something silent) · pl uciszać (to make something silent) · sv tysta (to suppress criticism) · ga cuir ina thost (to suppress criticism) · ru затыка́ть рот (to suppress criticism) · uk затихнути (to make something silent) · hi शांत करना (to make something silent) · hu elnémít (to make something silent) · hu elnémít (to suppress criticism) · mi whakangū (to make something silent) · fi hiljentää (to suppress criticism) · hu elfojt (to suppress criticism) · es silenciar (to make something silent) · cs umlčet (to make something silent) · ru заста́вить замолча́ть (to make something silent) · sv tysta (to make something silent) · uk затихати (to make something silent) · pl uciszyć (to make something silent) · ga cuir ina thost (to make something silent) · ru заткну́ть рот (to suppress criticism) · sk umlčať (to suppress criticism) · bg смълчавам (to make something silent) · it mettere a tacere (to suppress criticism) · bg заглуша́вам (to make something silent) · mr शांत करणे (to make something silent) · mk за́молчи (to make something silent) · no roe (to make something silent) · pt silenciar (to make something silent)