SI'LENT, adjective 1. Not speaking; mute. Psalms 22:2. 2. Habitually taciturn; speaking little; not inclined to much talking; not loquacious. Ulysses, he adds was the most eloquent and most silent of men. 3. Still; having not noise; as the silent watches of the night; the silent groves; all was silent 4. Not operative; wanting efficacy. 5. Not mentioning; not proclaiming. This new created world, of which in hell Fame is not silent 6. Calm; as, the winds were silent 7. Not acting; not transacting business in person; as a silent partner in a commercial house. 8. Hot pronounced; having no sound; as, e is silent in fable.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI