" silent "

[Adjective]  | "si*lent" | \ ˈsī-lənt \

1: making no utterance : not speaking or making noise

2: tending to speak very little : not loquacious

3: free from sound or noise : still

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English sylent, from Latin silent-, silens, from present participle of silēre to be silent; akin to Goth anasilan to cease, grow calm;

[Noun]  | "silent" 

1: a motion picture made without spoken dialogue —usually used in plural

Origin: 1929 ;

[Noun]  | "silent auction" 

1: an auction in which sealed bids are submitted beforehand

Origin: 1866 ;

[Noun]  | "silent butler" 

1: a receptacle with hinged lid for collecting table crumbs and the contents of ashtrays

Origin: 1866 ;

[Noun]  | "silent migraine" 

1: acephalgic migraine

Origin: 1992 ;

[Noun]  | "silent partner" 

1: a partner who is known to the public but has no voice in the conduct of a firm's business

2: secret partner

Origin: 1818 ;

[Noun]  | "silent service" 

1: navy —used with the

2: the submarine service —used with the

Origin: 1904 ;

[Noun]  | "silent treatment" 

1: an act of completely ignoring a person or thing by resort to silence especially as a means of expressing contempt or disapproval

Origin: 1825 ;

[Latin quotation from {i_link|Cicero|Cicero:b}]  | "si*lent le*ges in*ter ar*ma" | \ ˌsi-ˌlent-ˈlā-ˌgās-ˌin-ter-ˈär-mä \

1: inter arma silent leges

[Latin quotation based on {i_link|Cicero|Cicero:b}]  | "in*ter ar*ma si*lent le*ges" | \ ˌin-ter-ˈär-mä-ˌsi-ˌlent-ˈlā-ˌgās \

1: amid arms, the laws are silent : in time of war, the laws are disregarded

[Noun]  | "silent" 

[Noun]  | "silent auctions" 

[Noun]  | "silent auction" 

[Noun]  | "silent treatment" 

[Noun]  | "silent treatments" 

[Adjective]  | "silent"