silence
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈsaɪləns/
:
silencio
- I was overwhelmed in the silence by the presence of Francis and God's boundless love.
- break the silence
- sit in silence
- moment of silence
I don't feel the need to fill the silence with sound.
- I don't feel the need to fill the silence with sound.
- The silence, the space we create with silence is so important.
- And, and I, I thought the silence was what was, was deafening.
- Obviously on a moment of silence is needed.
- Second, learn to become comfortable with silence both before and after you speak.
- And there was plenty of silence as well.
- And there was this big dead silence over the room.
- A cry for mercy and only the silence of God.
- And it's not awkward silence, it's just silence.
- But there has to be silence or else it's not truly speaking.
- It's a field of pure being, pure intelligence, pure silence, pure bliss.
Examples
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I don't feel the need to fill the silence with sound.
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For dementia care, sitting in silence is actually the doing, and that is important.
Academic text (2011) -
I discovered in the silence the voice of God.
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Second, learn to become comfortable with silence both before and after you speak.
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And there was this big dead silence over the room.
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And there was plenty of silence as well.
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I like to say that silence is the think tank of the soul.
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Like, this silence reminds me of home.
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In the library, there was complete silence as everyone focused on their studies.
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To honor the victims, we observed a moment of silence during the ceremony.
Synonyms
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1.0
A calm time with little or no sound
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7.0
A calm, quiet time when there is little noise
43
1.0
A calm time or place with little noise
38
3.5
A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm
28
3.5
A short time when people stay quiet to honor or remember someone
21
3.7
A short time that is calm and quiet for rest or thinking
7
1.0
A lack of noise or disturbance in a place
6
4.3
A tense pause in a conversation that makes people feel uncomfortable
3
4.6
A complete, very noticeable lack of sound when no one answers
1
8.8
A period of deep silence and calm
1
7.3
A complete lack of sound in a place
A complete lack of sound in a place
A deep quiet often felt in a church or library
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To speak or act forcefully to confront a problem instead of staying quiet
- Informal
Not speaking is often better than saying things you do not need to say
Compounds
- Jargon
2
9.5
An unwritten rule among police officers not to report a colleague's illegal actions to protect them from punishment
How Silent
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45
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Silence comes from the Latin verb silēre, meaning 'to be quiet', and it is the same root as silent, so you can think of silence as the 'state of being quiet'.