Silent vs. Soundless — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Silent and Soundless
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Silent
Marked by absence of noise or sound; still
The silent forest.
Soundless
Soundless (German: Lautlos) is a 2004 German crime film directed by Mennan Yapo.
Silent
Not inclined to speak; not talkative
He's the strong, silent type.
Soundless
Having or making no sound.
Silent
Not speaking or refraining from speech
Do be silent.
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Soundless
Without sound.
Silent
Not saying anything about a particular matter; making no mention
The poem is silent on the reason for the speaker's sadness.
Soundless
Not capable of being sounded or fathomed.
Silent
Not voiced or expressed; unspoken
A silent curse.
Silent consent.
Soundless
Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable.
Silent
Having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack. Used of a film.
Soundless
Having no sound; noiseless; silent.
Silent
(Linguistics) Having no phonetic value; unpronounced
The silent b in subtle.
Soundless
Marked by absence of sound;
A silent house
Soundless footsteps on the grass
The night was still
Silent
Inactive; quiescent
A silent volcano.
Silent
Producing no detectable signs or symptoms
A silent heart attack.
Silent
A silent movie.
Silent
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Silent
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Silent
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
Silent
(pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
The e is silent in fable.
Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.
The “l” in the English word "salmon" is silent.
Silent
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
Silent
(technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
My phone was on silent.
Silent
(technology) Without audio capability.
Silent
Hidden, unseen.
A silent voter; a silent partner
Silent
Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
Silent revisions; a silent emendation
Silent
(genetics) Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
Silent
Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
Silent
Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
Silent
(uncountable) That which is silent; a time of silence.
Silent
A silent movie
Silent
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
How silent is this town!
Silent
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men.
This new-created world, whereof in hellFame is not silent.
Silent
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent.
Silent
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
Silent
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead.
Silent
That which is silent; a time of silence.
Silent
Marked by absence of sound;
A silent house
Soundless footsteps on the grass
The night was still
Silent
Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;
The witness remained silent
Silent
Indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;
Gave silent consent
A tacit agreement
The understood provisos of a custody agreement
Silent
Not made to sound;
The silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
In French certain letters are often unsounded
Silent
Having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility;
A silent dog whistle
Silent
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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