Grep  of  noun  silent 
  silent  butler 
  silent  movie 
  silent  partner 
  silent  person 
  silent  treatment 
 
  Overview  of  adj  silent 
 
  The  adj  silent  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  silent,  soundless,  still  --  (marked  by  absence  of  sound;  "a  silent  house";  "soundless  footsteps  on  the  grass";  "the  night  was  still") 
  2.  (10)  mum,  silent  --  (failing  to  speak  or  communicate  etc  when  expected  to  "the  witness  remained  silent") 
  3.  silent  --  ((of  film)  having  no  spoken  dialogue  and  usually  no  soundtrack;  "a  silent  movie") 
  4.  implied,  silent,  tacit,  understood  --  (indicated  by  necessary  connotation  though  not  expressed  directly;  "gave  silent  consent";  "a  tacit  agreement";  "the  understood  provisos  of  a  custody  agreement") 
  5.  silent,  unsounded  --  (not  made  to  sound;  "the  silent  `h'  at  the  beginning  of  `honor'";  "in  French  certain  letters  are  often  unsounded") 
  6.  silent  --  (having  a  frequency  below  or  above  the  range  of  human  audibility;  "a  silent  dog  whistle") 
  7.  dumb,  mute,  silent  --  (unable  to  speak  because  of  hereditary  deafness) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  silent 
 
  7  senses  of  silent 
 
  Sense  1 
  silent,  soundless,  still 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  quiet)  ->  noisy 
 
  Sense  2 
  mum,  silent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  uncommunicative)  ->  communicative,  communicatory 
 
  Sense  3 
  silent  (vs.  talking) 
 
  talking  (vs.  silent),  sound(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  4 
  implied,  silent,  tacit,  understood 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  implicit)  ->  explicit,  expressed 
 
  Sense  5 
  silent,  unsounded 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inaudible)  ->  audible,  hearable 
 
  Sense  6 
  silent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inaudible)  ->  audible,  hearable 
 
  Sense  7 
  dumb,  mute,  silent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inarticulate)  ->  articulate 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  silent 
 
  7  senses  of  silent 
 
  Sense  1 
  silent,  soundless,  still 
  =>  quiet  (vs.  noisy) 
 
  Sense  2 
  mum,  silent 
  =>  uncommunicative  (vs.  communicative),  incommunicative 
 
  Sense  3 
  silent  (vs.  talking) 
 
  Sense  4 
  implied,  silent,  tacit,  understood 
  =>  implicit  (vs.  explicit),  inexplicit 
 
  Sense  5 
  silent,  unsounded 
  =>  inaudible  (vs.  audible),  unhearable 
 
  Sense  6 
  silent 
  =>  inaudible  (vs.  audible),  unhearable 
 
  Sense  7 
  dumb,  mute,  silent 
  =>  inarticulate  (vs.  articulate),  unarticulate 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  silent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  silent 
 
  silent  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  silent 
  silent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  silent 
 
  The  adj  silent  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  silent,  soundless,  still  --  (marked  by  absence  of  sound;  "a  silent  house";  "soundless  footsteps  on  the  grass";  "the  night  was  still") 
  2.  (10)  mum,  silent  --  (failing  to  speak  or  communicate  etc  when  expected  to  "the  witness  remained  silent") 
  3.  silent  --  ((of  film)  having  no  spoken  dialogue  and  usually  no  soundtrack;  "a  silent  movie") 
  4.  implied,  silent,  tacit,  understood  --  (indicated  by  necessary  connotation  though  not  expressed  directly;  "gave  silent  consent";  "a  tacit  agreement";  "the  understood  provisos  of  a  custody  agreement") 
  5.  silent,  unsounded  --  (not  made  to  sound;  "the  silent  `h'  at  the  beginning  of  `honor'";  "in  French  certain  letters  are  often  unsounded") 
  6.  silent  --  (having  a  frequency  below  or  above  the  range  of  human  audibility;  "a  silent  dog  whistle") 
  7.  dumb,  mute,  silent  --  (unable  to  speak  because  of  hereditary  deafness) 

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