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  • Silent — Si lent, a. [L. silens, entis, p. pr. of silere to be silent; akin to Goth. ana silan.] 1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. [1913 Webster] How silent is this town! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not speaking; indisposed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silent partner — Silent Si lent, a. [L. silens, entis, p. pr. of silere to be silent; akin to Goth. ana silan.] 1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. [1913 Webster] How silent is this town! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not speaking;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • silent — 1. adjective /ˈsaɪlənt/ a) Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. How silent is this town! b) Not speaking; …   Wiktionary

  • mute — I adjective close lipped, closemouthed, dumb, hushed, inarticulate, incapable of speech, incommunicative, indisposed to talk, mutus, noiseless, pauciloquent, quiescent, quiet, refraining from utterance, reserved, reticent, silent, soundless,… …   Law dictionary

  • brief — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge, abridged, abridgment, abrupt, abstract, account, account rendered, accounting, acquaint, acta, advertise, advertise of, advise, advocate, airmanship,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • brusque — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, abrupt, aggressive, aposiopestic, artless, bearish, beastly, bluff, blunt, brash, brief, broad, candid, cavalier, churlish, clipped, close, close tongued, closemouthed, compact,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • close — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, Spartan, US highway, abandonment, abbreviated, abort, about, about to be, abridged, abstruse, accented, accommodate, accost, accurate, adjacent, adjust, advance, agree, airless, airtight, alert, all but,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • closemouthed — Synonyms and related words: brief, brusque, close, close lipped, close tongued, concise, curt, dark, discreet, dumb, economical of words, evasive, indisposed to talk, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, secret, secretive, shifty, short …   Moby Thesaurus

  • concise — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, aposiopestic, brief, brusque, clipped, close, close tongued, closemouthed, cogent, compact, compendious, compressed, condensed, contracted, crisp, curt, curtailed, curtal, curtate, cut,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • curt — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, abrupt, aggressive, aposiopestic, bearish, beastly, bluff, blunt, brash, brief, brusque, cavalier, churlish, clipped, close, close tongued, closemouthed, compact, compendious, compressed …   Moby Thesaurus

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