silent

/ˈsī-lənt/

Middle English sylent, from Latin silent-, silens, from present participle of silēre to be silent; akin to Goth anasilan to cease, grow calm

adjective

  1. making no utterance : not speaking or making noise

  2. tending to speak very little : not, loquacious

  3. free from sound or noise : still

He was silent for a full minute, as he often is when answering a hard question.

As a former silent person, part of me gravitates to talkers.

silent taciturn reticent reserved secretive mean showing restraint in speaking. silent implies a habit of saying no more than is needed. taciturn implies a temperamental disinclination to speech and usually connotes unsociability.

noun

  1. a motion picture made without spoken dialogue —usually used in plural

noun

  1. an auction in which sealed bids are submitted beforehand