si·lent /ˈsaɪlənt/
1. marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
synset: silent, soundless, still
2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"
3. implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
synset: silent, tacit, understood
4. not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
synset: silent
6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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