silence

nounverbB1 · Intermediate

No sound at all.

Meanings of «silence»

1 · noun

no sound at all

The silence in the library helped me concentrate.

2 · verb

to make someone or something stop making noise

The manager tried to silence the angry customers.

Similar: quiet hush mute

Translation

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«silence» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a time with very little sound

silenceno sound at all; the general wordThere was complete silence in the library.

husha sudden soft quiet, often when people waitA hush fell over the room when she walked in.

stillnesscalm quiet with no movement or noiseI loved the stillness of the lake at dawn.

Word family

silent B1 · adjectivesilence B1 · nounsilently A2 · adverbsilencer B2 · noun

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