silence

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I - noun

1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) (Freq. 12)
- there was a shocked silence
- he gestured for silence
• Derivationally related forms:
silent
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
2. the absence of sound (Freq. 10)
- he needed silence in order to sleep
- the street was quiet
• Syn:
quiet
• Ant:
sound
• Derivationally related forms:
quiet (for: quiet), silent
• Hypernyms:
sound property
• Hyponyms:
hush, stillness, still, speechlessness, quietness, soundlessness
3. a refusal to speak when expected (Freq. 8)
- his silence about my contribution was surprising
• Syn:
muteness
• Derivationally related forms:
silent, mute (for: muteness)
• Hypernyms:
uncommunicativeness
4. the trait of keeping things secret (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
secrecy, secretiveness
• Derivationally related forms:
secretive (for: secretiveness)
• Hypernyms:
uncommunicativeness
• Hyponyms:
mum

II - verb

1. cause to be quiet or not talk (Freq. 4)
- Please silence the children in the church!
• Syn:
hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up
• Ant:
louden (for: quieten)
• See Also:
hush up (for: hush)
• Derivationally related forms:
still (for: still), silencer, hush (for: hush)
• Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• Hyponyms:
shush, lull, calm down, shout down, gag, muzzle
• Verb Group:
quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
• Cause:
hush
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
- All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power
• Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  secrecy, secretiveness, muteness, quiet, hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  sound, louden