marked by absence of sound; a silent house; soundless footsteps on the grass; the night was still
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; the witness remained silent
[ Syn: mum ]
implied by or inferred from actions or statements; gave silent consent; a tacit agreement; the understood provisos of a custody agreement
[ Syn: tacit , understood ]
not made to sound; the silent `h at the beginning of `honor; in French certain letters are often unsounded
[ Syn: unsounded ]
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; a silent dog whistle'
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness