Meaning of silence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name from English.
   rare
2. The absence of any sound.
   uncountable, usually
3. rest
4. The act of refraining from speaking.
   uncountable, usually
5. first-person singular present indicative of silenciar
6. Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.”

“Words like violence break the silence / Come crashing in into my little world”

“deadly silence”

“in silence”

“total silence”

“"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.”

“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.”

“During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.”

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