Silent /(?)/

Si·lent

Silent

a.
  1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
    How silent is this town!
  2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
    Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men.
    — Broome.
    This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not silent.
  3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent.
  4. Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in “fable.” (Pron.)
  5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]
    Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead.

Phrases & Compounds
Silent partner
See Dormant partner, under Dormant.

Silent

n.
  1. That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.]