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1. silence
noun. ['ˈsaɪləns'] the absence of sound.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- silence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Silence
- abeyance
- abhorrence
- absence
- abstinence
- abundance
- acceptance
- acceptance
- accordance
- acquaintance
- acquiescence
- adherence
- admittance
- adolescence
- adolescence
- adriance
- affluence
- agence
- allegiance
- alliance
- allowance
Sentences with silence
1. Noun, singular or mass
Find a place where you can sit or lie down comfortably in silence.
Quotes about silence
1. Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2. Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.
- Celine Dion
3. The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.
- Charlotte Bronte
2. silence
noun. ['ˈsaɪləns'] the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking).
Synonyms
Etymology
- silence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. silence
noun. ['ˈsaɪləns'] a refusal to speak when expected.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- silence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. silence
verb. ['ˈsaɪləns'] cause to be quiet or not talk.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- silence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))