silent

silent
adj.
V. σῑγηλός, σιωπηλός.
Dumb: P. and V. ἄ̆φωνος, V. ἄφθεγκτος, ἄφθογγος, ἄ̆ναυδος, ἀ̆φώνητος, ἀ̆πόφθεγκτος.
Noiseless: V. ἄψοφος, ἀψόφητος.
Quiet: P. and V. ἥσῠχος, ἡσῠχαῖος, P. ἡσύχιος.
Be silent: see keep silence, under silence.
Abstaining from ill-omened words: Ar. and V. εὔφημος.

SILENT

adj. silens (of things; PROP. and figuratively): Tac. (of persons and things; PROP. and figuratively): taciturnus (of persons habitually silent). To be silent tacere (not to speak): silere; silentio uti; silentium tenere or obtinere (nut to make a noise).

silent:

1. tăcĭtus (not speaking): Cic.: Hor.: pass.

2. tăcĭturnus (habitually s.: not fond of talking: oft. of things, quiet, noiseless): s. firmness, t. obstinatio, Nep. Att. 22: s. (noiseless) stream, t. amnis, Hor.: Prop.

3. sĭlens, ntis (hushed and still): Virg.: Ov.: v. STILL, adj. To be s.:--(1.) tăceo, 2 (not to speak: both intrans., and with acc. of neut. pron.: not to speak about anything): did you think I would be s. about matters so important? an me taciturum tantis de rebus existimavistis? Cic. Verr. Act. 1, 9, 27: what did she say, or what did she keep s.? quid dixit aut quid tacuit? Hor. Epod. 5, 49. And poet. with any other word as direct object: Ov. M. 13, 177 (ut alios taceam). Incept. contĭcesco, tĭcui, 3 (to become s.: esp. but not solely, of a number of persons together becoming s., as in Virg. Aen. 2, 1): Cic. (Reticeo, 2, is usu. to keep something secret, withhold information: v. TO KEEP BACK: less freq. to be s. again, as in the case of a speaker pausing from time to time: Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 232.) (2.) sĭleo, ui, 2 (to be hushed and still): v. STILL, TO BE. Also = not to speak (of): to be s. about a thing, de aliqua re s., Cic. Div. 2, 30, fin.: and with direct acc.: Hor. Od. 1, 12, 21 (neque te silebo: but prose would require de te: a neut. pron. may however be used, as in the case of taceo: v. L. G. § 253).

σιωπάω
σιωπάω, be silent (verb)
σιγάω
σιγάω, be silent; (transitive) keep secret
ἄφωνος
voiceless, speechless, dumb, silent

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πανεύκηλος
all-silent
σιγάς
silent
σιγαλέος
silent, still
σιγηλός
disposed to silence, silent, mute
σιγᾶς
silent
σιωπηλός
silent, still, quiet
σιωπηρός
silent
ἀποσιώπησις
a becoming silent
ἀρρήμων
without speech, silent
ἄναυδος
speechless, silent
ἠρεμάζω
to be still, silent

sileo
to be noiseless, be still, be silent, keep silence, not speak of, keep silent about, suppress
arcanus
secret, trusty, silent
conticesco
to become still, cease speaking, fall silent

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obmutesco
to become dumb, lose one’s speech, be silent
reticentia
a keeping silent, silence, reticence
silens
still, calm, quiet, silent
silesco
to become still, fall silent, grow calm
taciturnitas
a keeping silent, silence, taciturnity
taciturnus
not talkative, of few words, quiet, still, taciturn, silent, noiseless