Definition: a refusal to speak when expected
Usage: his silence about my contribution was surprising
Similar words: uncommunicativeness
Definition: the trait of being uncommunicative
Synonyms: silence, secrecy, secretiveness
Definition: the trait of keeping things secret
Similar words: uncommunicativeness
Definition: the trait of being uncommunicative
Definition: the absence of sound
Usage: he needed silence in order to sleep; the street was quiet
Similar words: sound property
Definition: an attribute of sound
Synonyms: silence
Definition: the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
Usage: there was a shocked silence; he gestured for silence
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations
Synonyms: hush, hush up, still, shut up, silence, quieten
Definition: cause to be quiet or not talk
Usage: Please silence the children in the church!
Similar words: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Definition: to put down by force or authority
Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires
Synonyms: silence
Definition: keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
Usage: All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power
Similar words: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Definition: to put down by force or authority
Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires