silence
English
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/, /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
noun
Definitions
- The absence of any sound.
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English silence derived from Old French silence.
Origin
Old French
silence
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- conspiracy English
- conspiracy of silence English
- desilence English
- nonsilence English
- of English
- outsilence English
- resilence English
- silenceable English
- silencer English
- unsilence English
- unsilenceable English
- silentium Latin
- silence Middle English
- silence Old French