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a state of refusing to talk about something or answer questions, or a state of not communicating: My request for help was met with silence (= I received no answer). Her silence about/on what had happened to her surprised everyone.
The meaning of SILENCE is forbearance from speech or noise : muteness —often used interjectionally. How to use silence in a sentence.
To silence someone is to hush him up or tell him to be quiet. Silence also has a more disturbing meaning: if someone threatens you to keep you from saying something, she's trying to silence you.
Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.
the state or fact of being silent; muteness. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft. the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence. concealment; secrecy.
the state or fact of being silent; muteness. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.
Definition of silence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SILENCE meaning: 1 : a lack of sound or noise quiet; 2 : a situation, state, or period of time in which people do not talk
SILENCE definition: 1. If there is silence, there is no sound: 2. a situation in which someone says nothing about a…. Learn more.
1. The fact, state, or habit of abstaining or refraining from… Expand. 2. The state or condition when nothing is audible; complete… Expand. 3. Omission or avoidance of mention or discussion of a… 4. † A small hammer used to command silence or order. Obsolete. 5. Frequently with capital initial. Absence of speech or sound… 6. † Distilling.
