silence

silence

noun

Definition of SILENCE

1

incapacity for or restraint from speaking <the violinist expects complete silence from the audience during his concerts>

Synonyms dumbness, muteness, speechlessness, stillness

Related Words inarticulacy, inarticulateness, voicelessness; reserve, reticence, reticency, taciturnity

Near Antonyms communication, speaking, talking; eloquence, fluency, volubility; chattiness, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness, talkiness; verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness

2

the near or complete absence of sound <the silence of the garden was refreshing after the din of the party inside>

Synonyms hush, quiet, quietness, quietude, still, stillness

Related Words calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, hubbub, racket, rattle, roar, tumult, uproar

Antonyms noise, sound, unquietness

3

the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown <the book eventually vanished into the silence that awaits best sellers whose time has past>

Synonyms anonymity, facelessness, namelessness, nowhere, nowheresville, silence

Related Words oblivion; inconspicuousness, invisibility, invisibleness; insignificance; unpopularity

Near Antonyms character, mark, name, note, rep [slang], report, reputation, repute; favor, popularity; importance, significance; distinction, eminence, glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness, note, preeminence, prominence; megastardom, superstardom; cachet, kudos, position, prestige, rank, standing, stature; acclaim, acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), praise, recognition; adoration, idolization

Antonyms celebrity, fame, notoriety, renown