silent
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈsaɪlənt/
- Specialized
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mudo
- We also have some "silent letters" or whatever they're called in English.
Let's call him Oh wow, the same sound, just packed with all manner of silent letters and hidden meanings.
- Let's call him Oh wow, the same sound, just packed with all manner of silent letters and hidden meanings.
- No, just just it's a silent G but rage.
- I think the S is silent can can cans.
Examples
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It's French, so the X is silent.
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When you say the word "island," the s is silent and doesn't make any sound.
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These include learning the most useful rules, such as the secret of the silent E rule.
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But the "L" is silent, no?
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A silent "G," as in "gnome."
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The "T" is silent.
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The "c" is silent.
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His footfalls were silent on the thick carpet of the aisle.
Fiction book (1997) -
The "G" is silent.
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Hundreds of thousands of the majestic plants, true symbols of the Southwest, stand like silent sentinels in the Tucson mountains.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
A written letter or sound that is not spoken
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
13
6.0
A person who gives money to a business but does not help run it or show they are involved
- Literature
7
5.6
A large group of people who do not speak in public yet hold views not heard from loud groups
Surface Forms
Etymology
Silent comes from the Latin silere, 'to be quiet', and is the same root as silence. So a silent letter is a letter that stays 'quiet' — it is written but not spoken.