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silent

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "silent" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
1syllable

silent

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, silent is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofsilent

1noun
  • That which is silent; a time of silence.
  • A silent movie
1adjective
  • Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
  • Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
  • Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.

    Example: "The wind is silent."

  • (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.

    Example: "Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell."

  • Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
  • With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.

    Example: "My phone was on silent."

  • Without audio capability.

    Example: "The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console."

  • Hidden, unseen.

    Example: "a silent voter; a silent partner"

  • Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.

    Example: "silent revisions; a silent emendation"

  • Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
  • Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
  • Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.

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