Definition of silence Silence
/sajˈlʌns/ - [sayluns] - si•lence
We found 31 definitions of silence from 10 different sources.
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What does silence mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: silence |
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| silence - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" | ||
| quiet | ||
| sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" | ||
| sound property an attribute of sound | ||
| hush, stillness, still (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" | ||
| speechlessness the property of being speechless | ||
| silence - the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence" | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| silence - a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising" | ||
| muteness | ||
| uncommunicativeness the trait of being uncommunicative | ||
| silence - the trait of keeping things secret | ||
| secrecy, secretiveness | ||
| uncommunicativeness the trait of being uncommunicative | ||
Verb |
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| silence - keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| silence - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" | ||
| hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up | ||
| louden cause to become loud | ||
| hush run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals | ||
| pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quiet, quieten, hush become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| sleek over, gloss over, hush up, whitewash treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly | ||
| shush silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' | ||
| calm down, lull become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" | ||
| shout down silence or overwhelm by shouting | ||
| muzzle, gag fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- silence (Noun)
The lack of any sound. - silence (Noun)
Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends Quakers; meeting for worship. - silence (Noun)
The action of refraining from speaking. - silence (Verb)
To make someone or something silent. - silence (Verb)
To suppress criticism, etc. - silence (Verb)
To block gene expression .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- silence (n.)
The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. - silence (n.)
Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness. - silence (n.)
Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence. - silence (n.)
The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence. - silence (n.)
Absence of mention; oblivion. - silence (interj.)
Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence. - silence (v. t.)
To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush. - silence (v. t.)
To put to rest; to quiet. - silence (v. t.)
To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel. - silence (v. t.)
To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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silence
The complete lack of sound or noise.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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silence
sī′lens, n. state of being silent: absence of sound or speech: muteness: cessation of agitation: calmness: oblivion.—v.t. to cause to be silent: to put to rest: to stop.—interj. be silent!—adj. Sī′lent, free from noise: not speaking: habitually taciturn: still: not pronounced: of distilled spirit, without flavour or odour.—n. Silen′tiary, one who keeps order in an assembly.—adv. Sī′lently.—n. Sī′lentness=Silence. [L. silēre, to be silent.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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silence
To cause to cease firing by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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silence
To silence a man; to knock him down, or stun him. Silence in the court, the cat is pissing; a gird upon any one requiring silence unnecessarily.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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silence
Silence seldom doth harm. -
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Silence is consent. -
silence
Silence is the best ornament of a woman.
Wikipedia 
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Silence was founded back in 1995 in Bavaria, Germany. Its founding members were Stefan Mueller (Guitar), Holger Kronester(Drums), and the brothers Bernd (Guitar) and Marco Wolf (Bass). From the beginning they played a mix of rock and metal, but always with a dark, depressive side.
The band's first successful record was Enola (e.g. "Album of the month" in German Metal-Hammer). It was released in 2000.
Three years later they recorded the p/o/u/r letters, a 8-track masterpiece, which received once again great reviews all over Germany and Europe.
In 2007 they released their 5-track e.p. the badtime stories, which made them become a record deal with the German label Biohazzard Records, a sublabel of Danse macabre.
The today's cast of the band is constant since 2003 and consists of Stefan Mueller (Vocals), Bernd Wolf (Guitar), Sebastian Koos (Keyboard), Christian Marsch (Guitar), Oliver Goess (Bass) and Bastian Mattlener (Drums).
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