How to pronounce silence

Silence

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complete absence of noise or sound

silence(noun)

the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

"there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

silence, quiet(noun)

the absence of sound

"he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"

muteness, silence(noun)

a refusal to speak when expected

"his silence about my contribution was surprising"

secrecy, secretiveness, silence(verb)

the trait of keeping things secret

hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up(verb)

cause to be quiet or not talk

"Please silence the children in the church!"

silence(verb)

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

incapacity for or restraint from speaking

the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts

the near or complete absence of sound

the silence of the garden was refreshing after the din of the party inside

the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown

the book eventually vanished into the silence that awaits best sellers whose time has past

to stop the noise or speech of the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt

we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

brutally silenced all political dissent in the country

Her silence surprised me.

His silence surprised me.

He interpreted my silence as consent.

I interpreted his silence as consent.

I interpreted your silence as consent.

I interpreted her silence as a refusal.

I interpreted their silence as consent.

The reason for my silence is there was nothing special to write about.

Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language.

The whole company stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.

secrecy quiet muteness secretiveness tranquility placidity repose serenity lull tranquillity mutism concealment privateness closeness privacy button up calm lock away put away ease sleek over calm down quiet down whitewash lock hush up close up quieten lock up quiesce still tranquillise shut up pipe down allay clam up keep mum shut away relieve gloss over be quiet hush dummy up lock in tranquilize belt up tranquillize quietness whist speechlessness stillness taciturnity peace oblivion stifle noiselessness dumbness obscurity gag muzzle muffle put to silence put to rest put an end to mum soft tush chut tut be still be silent hold your tongue silent mute silenzio silence sllence silênce sorry. quiet muting quietude anonymity facelessness namelessness nowhere nowheresville dumb extinguish quell settle shush squelch clamp down (on) crack down (on) crush put down quash repress slap down snuff (out) squash subdue suppress

noise sound unquietness celebrity fame notoriety renown

• stilte Afrikaans
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• sükutAzerbaijani
• тынлыҡBashkir
• цішыня, маўчаннеByelorussian
• мълчание тишина Bulgarian
• didrouzBreton
• silenci Catalan
• ticho utišit mlčení umlčet Czech
• тишинаserbian
• tawelwch distawrwydd Welch
• tavshed stilhed Danish
• zum schweigen bringen schweigen ruhe! stille German
• σιωπή σιγή Greek
• silento Esperanto
• silencio silenciar cállate hacer callar Spanish
• vaikus Estonian
• خاموشی سکوت Persian
• hiljaisuus hiljentää äänettömyys Finnish
• tøgnFaeroese
• silence le silence French
• tost Irish
• sàmhchair, tosdScots Gaelic
• silencioGalician
• שקטHebrew
• ख़ामोशी चुप्पी Hindi
• csöndet! csönd csend legyen! csend! csendet! csend csönd legyen! csönd! Hungarian
• լռություն Armenian
• diam Indonesian
• silencoEsperanto
• þögn þögn! ró Icelandic
• silenzio Italian
• 静寂, 静けさ, 黙秘Japanese
• დუმილი Georgian
• тыныштық, жайшылықKazakh
• 침묵Korean
• بێده‌نگ Kurdish
• silentium Latin
• tyla Lithuanian
• klusums Latvian
• тишина молчење Macedonian
• tolong senyap Malay
• stillhet
• zwijgen stilte stilzwijgen stilte! Dutch
• hysj! ro roe taushet togn stille! Norwegian
• geʼ, nizééʼNavajo, Navaho
• milczenie cisza Polish
• ګنګه روژه, چوپتياPashto
• silenciar silêncio Portuguese
• tăcere tăcere! liniște! liniște Romanian
• тишина молчи заглушить молчание заткнуть рот Russian
• му̑к, тишѝна, mȗk, tišìnaSerbo
• ticho mlčanie Slovak
• molk, tišinaSlovenian
• heshtje Albanian
• tysta tyst! tystnad Swedish
• నిశ్శబ్దముTegulu
• ความเงียบThai
• ümsümlikTurkmen
• sessizlik susturmak sükut Turkish
• тынлыкTatar
• мовчання, тишаUkrainian
• خاموشیUrdu
• yên lặng Vietnamese
• seilVolapuk
• 沉默 Chinese
• ukuthulaZulu