āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
silent
01
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
having or making little or no sound
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She tiptoed through the silent house, careful not to wake anyone.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
1.1
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦ, āĻŽā§āĻ¨
(of a person) choosing to remain quiet or not express oneself verbally
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She sat silent, lost in her own thoughts, during the conversation.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The " b " in " thumb " is silent, which is why the word is pronounced " th-um " without the " b " sound.
"thumb"-āĻ "b" āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦ, āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ "b" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž "th-um" āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨
(of a movie) lacking spoken dialogue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He enjoyed watching silent movies from the 1920s, appreciating the artistry without words.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ 1920-āĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨, āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦ, āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ
operating in a way that goes unnoticed or without immediate recognition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
High blood pressure is often called a silent killer because it shows no symptoms but can lead to serious health problems.
āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
silently
silent
sil
