silent (
http://definr.com/silent)
adj 1: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless
footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn:
soundless,
still]
2: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the
witness remained silent" [syn:
mum]
3: (of film) having no spoken dialogue and usually no
soundtrack; "a silent movie" [ant:
talking]
4: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed
directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the
understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn:
implied,
tacit,
understood]
5: not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of
`honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
[syn:
unsounded]
6: having a frequency below or above the range of human
audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
7: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn:
dumb,
mute]