silence
Definitions
- A female given name from English.
- The absence of any sound.
- rest
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- first-person singular present indicative of silenciar
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
Equivalents
Françaissilence
58 more languages
Afrikaansstilte
Azərbaycan dilisükut
Catalàsilenci
Eestivaikus
Galegosilencio
Հայերենլռություն
ქართულიდუმილი
Қазақ тілітыныштық
Lietuviųtyla
Latviešuklusums
Te Reo Māorinohopuku
Монголнам гүм
मराठीशांतता
Русскийзаглушатьзаглушитьзаста́вить замолча́тьзаткну́ть ротзатыка́ть ротмолчаниемолча́ть!молчи́!ти́хо!тишина
Slovenčinamlčanie
Shqipheshtje
Türkmençeümsümlik
Tagalogkatahimikan
isiZuluukuthula
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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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