Peace vs. Silence — What's the Difference?

Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups.

Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the cessation or absence of any form of communication, whether through speech or other medium.Sometimes speakers fall silent when they hesitate in searching for a word, or interrupt themselves before correcting themselves. Discourse analysis shows that people use brief silences to mark the boundaries of prosodic units, in turn-taking, or as reactive tokens, e.g., as a sign of displeasure, disagreement, embarrassment, desire to think, confusion, and the like.

The absence of war or other hostilities.

The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.

An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities

The absence of sound; stillness.

Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations

A period of time without speech or noise.

Public security and order

Refusal or failure to speak out.

Inner contentment; serenity

To make silent or bring to silence

Used as a greeting, a farewell, or a request for silence.

To curtail the expression of; suppress

A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.

(Genetics) To interfere with the expression of (a gene or gene segment) so that its biological function is suppressed.

A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.

The absence of any sound.

Harmony in personal relations.

The act of refraining from speaking.

A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.

(archaic) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.

(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.

(slang) Peace out; goodbye.

(transitive) To repress the expression of something.

To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.

(transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.

(slang) To peace out.

(molecular biology) To block gene expression.

A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose

(euphemistic) To murder.

To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop.

(imperative) Be silent.

The state prevailing during the absence of war

The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.

Harmonious relations; freedom from disputes;

Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.

The absence of mental stress or anxiety

Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.

The general security of public places;

The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.

A treaty to cease hostilities;

Absence of mention; oblivion.

Be silent; - used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.

To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.

To put to rest; to quiet.

To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.

To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.

The state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);

The absence of sound;

A refusal to speak when expected;

The trait of keeping things secret

Cause to be quiet or not talk;

Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;