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silence
English
Etymology
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”). Displaced native Old English sw??e.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?sa?.l?ns/
- Rhymes: -a?l?ns
Noun
silence (usually uncountable, plural silences)
- The absence of any sound.
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- D. Webster
- The administration itself keeps a profound silence.
- D. Webster
- Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
Synonyms
- quietness
Derived terms
Related terms
- silent
Translations
Verb
silence (third-person singular simple present silences, present participle silencing, simple past and past participle silenced)
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
- Synonym: mute
- (transitive) To repress the expression of something.
- (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
- (molecular biology) To block gene expression.
- (euphemistic) To murder.
Derived terms
- silencer
Translations
See also
- quiet, noise, loud, deaf, audible.
Interjection
silence
- (imperative) Be silent.
- Silence! Enough of your insolence!
Synonyms
- be quiet
- hush
- whist
Translations
Anagrams
- license, selenic
French
Etymology
Latin silentium (“silence”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.l??s/
- Homophone: silences
Noun
silence m (plural silences)
- silence
Antonyms
- bruit
- cacophonie
- mélodie
- musique
Derived terms
- le silence est d'or
- minute de silence
- passer sous silence
- porte-silence
- réduire au silence
- silence, moteur, action
- silencieusement
- silencieux
Further reading
- “silence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ido
Etymology
silenco (“silence”) +? -e (indicates an adverb).
Adverb
silence
- noiselessly, silently, quietly
Related terms
- silencoza
Middle English
Alternative forms
- scilence, scylence, scilense, silens, sylence, scielence, cilence
Etymology
From Old French silence, from Latin silentium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si??l?ns(?)/, /si?l?ns(?)/
Noun
silence (uncountable)
- Silence; the state of refraining or refusing to speak.
- Peace, calm; a state of tranquil and restful behaviour.
- Quietness; a lack of sound or speaking (for a given area or time).
- Refraining from excessive speaking or talking.
- The following of a religious vow of silence.
- (rare) The termination of a dispute or conflict.
- (rare) Secrecy or freedom from disruption.
Descendants
- English: silence
- Scots: seelence
References
- “s??lence, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-03.
Middle French
Noun
silence f (plural silences)
- silence (absence of noise)
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restrain
English
Etymology
From Middle English restreinen, a borrowing from Old French restreindre, from Latin r?stringere, present active infinitive of r?string? (“fasten, tighten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???st?e?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
- Hyphenation: re?strain
Verb
restrain (third-person singular simple present restrains, present participle restraining, simple past and past participle restrained)
- (transitive) To control or keep in check.
- (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
- (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- He was restrained by the straitjacket.
Synonyms
- (control or keep in check): check, limit, restrain, withstrain; See also Thesaurus:curb
- (deprive of liberty): confine, detain
Related terms
- constrain
- restraint
- restrict
Translations
Anagrams
- arrestin, retrains, strainer, terrains, trainers, transire
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