SILENCE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of silence – Learner’s Dictionary

silence
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪləns/
us

silence noun (NO SOUND)

B1
If there is silence, there is no sound:
The three men ate in silence.
No sound broke the silence of the wintry landscape.
More examplesFewer examples

silence noun (NO TALKING)

a situation in which someone says nothing about a particular subject:
She ended her silence yesterday and spoke to a TV reporter about the affair.

silence noun (PERIOD OF TIME)

B2
a period of time when there is no sound or no talking:
an awkward/embarrassed silence
There was a short silence while she thought about it.
silence
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈsaɪləns/
us

silence verb [T] (STOP SOUND)

to stop something making a sound or stop someone from talking:
He silenced the alarm.

silence verb [T] (STOP CRITICISM)

to stop people from criticizing you by giving a good argument to support your opinion:
He seems to have silenced his critics.

(Definition of silence from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of silence

in Chinese (Traditional)
安靜, 寧靜, 寂靜…
in Chinese (Simplified)
安静, 宁静, 寂静…
in Spanish
silencio, hacer callar, silenciar…
in Portuguese
silêncio, silenciar, silêncio [masculine]…
in more languages
in Marathi
in Japanese
in Turkish
in French
in Catalan
in Dutch
in Tamil
in Hindi
in Gujarati
in Danish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Urdu
in Ukrainian
in Russian
in Telugu
in Arabic
in Bengali
in Czech
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Korean
in Italian
शांतता…
静けさ, 沈黙・無言の間(ま), (アラームなどを)止める…
sessizlik, sükût, susma…
silence [masculine], réduire au silence, faire taire…
silenci, fer callar, silenciar…
stilte, stilzwijgendheid, stil doen zijn…
எந்த சத்தமும் இல்லாத காலம், முழுமையான அமைதியானது, பேசவோ எழுதவோ சத்தம் போடவோ முடியாத நிலை…
सन्नाटा, शांति, खामोशी…
શાંતિ…
stilhed, tavshed, bringe til tavshed…
tystnad, tystlåtenhet, tysta…
senyap, tidak berkata apa-apa, menyebabkan seseorang diam…
das Schweigen, die Schweigsamkeit, zum Schweigen bringen…
stillhet [masculine], taushet [masculine], få til å tie…
خاموشی, پوری خاموشی…
тиша, мовчання, забуття…
тишина, молчание, пауза…
నిశ్శబ్దం…
سُكوت, صَمْت, يُسكِت…
নীরবতা…
ticho, mlčení, ztišit…
kesunyian, kebisuan, membuat diam…
ความเงียบ, การปกปิด, ทำให้เงียบ…
sự im lặng, sự im hơi lặng tiếng, làm cho ai nín lặng…
cisza, milczenie, uciszać…
침묵, 고요, 조용하게 만들다…
silenzio, mettere a tacere, far tacere…
Need a translator?

Get a quick, free translation!

 

Word of the Day

zoomies

UK
/ˈzuː.miz/
US
/ˈzuː.miz/

the act of an animal running around, sometimes in circles, in a very energetic way

About this
has been added to list
Follow us
Choose a dictionary
  • Recent and Recommended
  • Definitions
    Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English
    English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
  • Grammar and thesaurus
    Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English
    Grammar Thesaurus
  • Pronunciation
    British and American pronunciations with audio
    English Pronunciation
  • Translation
    Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.
    Bilingual Dictionaries
    • English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
    • English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
    • English–Dutch Dutch–English
    • English–French French–English
    • English–German German–English
    • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
    • English–Italian Italian–English
    • English–Japanese Japanese–English
    • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
    • English–Polish Polish–English
    • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
    • English–Spanish Spanish–English
    • English–Swedish Swedish–English
    Semi-bilingual Dictionaries
    English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese
  • Dictionary +Plus
    Word Lists
My word lists

Add silence to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

More
Go to your word lists
Tell us about this example sentence: