Silence

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciarion 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciarion

• SAMPA: /"saIl@ns/

Noun

1. The lack of any sound. (When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.)
2. Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers). "Meeting for worship." (During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.)

Translations

French: silence (fr) f German: Schweigen (de) n Italian: silenzio m Polish: cisza f

Japanese: 静けさ , 静寂 Lithuanian: tyla f (noun) Russian: тишина Spanish: silencio (es) f

Verb

1. An order, demand or instruction for someone to be quiet. (There was a sign over the librarian's desk that read, "Silence!")

Translations

• Russian: молчать ! (1)

See also

quiet, noise, loud, deaf, audible.