English-Thai Dictionary

silence

INT คำสั่ง ให้ เงียบ  kam-sang-hai-ngib

 

silence

N การ นิ่งเงียบ  การ ไม่ พูด  dumbness muteness communicativeness talkativeness kan-ning-ngib

 

silence

N การ ปกปิด  การ เก็บ เป็นความลับ  การ ไม่มี ข่าวคราว  secrecy concealment kan-pok-pid

 

silence

N ความ เงียบ  hush noiselessness quiet muteness noise kwam-ngib

 

silence

VT ทำให้ เงียบ  ทำให้ นิ่ง  overawe tam-hai-ngib

 

silencer

N ผู้ทำ ให้ เงียบ  phu-tam-hai-ngib

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SILENCE

n.[L. silentium, from sileo, to be still. ] 1. In a general sense, stillness, or entire absence of sound or noise; as the silence of midnight.
2. In animals, the state of holding the peace; forbearance of speech in man, or of noise in other animals. I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, even from good. Psalm 39:2.
3. Habitual taciturnity; opposed to loquacity.
4. Secrecy. These things were transacted in silence.
5. Stillness; calmness; quiet; cessation of rage, agitation or tumult; as the elements reduced to silence.
6. Absence of mention; oblivion, Eternal silence be their doom. And what most merits fame, in silence hid.
7. Silence, in used elliptically for let there be silence, an injunction to keep silence.

 

SILENCE

v.t. 1. To oblige to hold the peace; to restrain from noise or speaking.
2. To still; to quiet; to restrain; to appease. This would silence all further opposition. These would have silenced their scruples.
3. To stop; as, to silence complaints or clamor.
4. To still; to cause to cease firing; as, to silence guns or a battery.
5. To restrain from preaching by revoking a license to preach; as, to silence a minister of the gospel. The Rev. Thomas Hooker, of Chelmsford in Essex, was silenced for non-conformity.
6. To put an end to; to cause to cease. The question between agriculture and commerce has received a decision which has silenced the rivalships between them.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SILENCE

Si "lence, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. silentium. See Silent. ]

 

1. The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. I saw and heared; for such a numerous host Fled not in silence through the frighted deep. Milton.

 

2. Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.

 

3. Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence. The administration itself keeps a profound silence. D. Webster.

 

4. The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.

 

5. Absence of mention; oblivion. And what most merits fame, in silence hid. Milton.

 

SILENCE

SILENCE Si "lence, interj.

 

Defn: Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence. Shak.

 

SILENCE

Si "lence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silenced; p. pr. & vb. n. Silencing.]

 

1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush. Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the isle. Shak.

 

2. To put to rest; to quiet. This would silence all further opposition. Clarendon. These would have silenced their scruples. Rogers.

 

3. To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel. The Rev. Thomas Hooker of Chelmsford, in Essex, was silenced for nonconformity. B. Trumbull.

 

4. To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.

 

SILENCER

Si "lenc *er, n. One that silences; specif. : (a ) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine. (b ) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. (c ) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

silence

si lence |ˈsīləns ˈsaɪləns | ▶noun complete absence of sound: sirens pierce the silence of the night | an eerie silence descended over the house. • the fact or state of abstaining from speech: Karen had withdrawn into sullen silence | she was reduced to silence for a moment. • the avoidance of mentioning or discussing something: politicians keep their silence on the big questions. • the state of standing still and not speaking as a sign of respect for someone deceased or in an opportunity for prayer: a moment of silence presided over by a local minister. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause to become silent; prohibit or prevent from speaking: the team's performance silenced their critics | freedom of the press cannot be silenced by tanks. • (usu. as adj. silenced ) fit (a gun or other loud mechanism ) with a silencer: a silenced.22 rifle. PHRASES in silence without speech or other sound: we finished our meal in silence. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere ‘be silent. ’

 

silencer

si lenc er |ˈsīlənsər ˈsaɪlənsər | ▶noun a device for reducing the noise emitted by a gun or other loud mechanism. • British term for muffler ( sense 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

silence

si |lence |ˈsʌɪləns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] complete absence of sound: sirens pierce the silence of the night | [ count noun ] : an eerie silence descended over the house. • the fact or state of abstaining from speech: Karen had withdrawn into sullen silence | she was reduced to silence for a moment | we finished our meal in silence . • the avoidance of mentioning or discussing something: politicians keep their silence on the big questions. • [ count noun ] a short appointed period of time during which people stand still and do not speak as a sign of respect for a dead person or group of people: the game was preceded by a two-minute silence in his memory. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause to become silent; prohibit or prevent from speaking: she was silenced by the Inspector's stern look | the team's performance silenced their critics. • (usu. as adj. silenced ) fit (a gun or an exhaust system ) with a silencer: a silenced.22 rifle. PHRASES silence is golden proverb it's often wise to say nothing. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere ‘be silent ’.

 

silencer

si ¦len |cer |ˈsʌɪlənsə | ▶noun 1 Brit. a device fixed to the exhaust of a motor vehicle to reduce engine noise. 2 a device used to reduce the sound of a gun as it is fired.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

silence

silence noun 1 the silence of the night: quietness, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquility, noiselessness, soundlessness, peacefulness, peace (and quiet ). ANTONYMS sound. 2 she was reduced to silence: speechlessness, wordlessness, dumbness, muteness, taciturnity. ANTONYMS speech, loquacity. 3 the politicians kept their silence: secretiveness, secrecy, reticence, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness. ANTONYMS communicativeness. ▶verb 1 he silenced her with a kiss: quiet, hush, shush; gag, muzzle, censor. 2 silencing outside noises: muffle, deaden, soften, mute, smother, dampen, damp down, mask, suppress, reduce. 3 this would silence their complaints: stop, put an end to, put a stop to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

silence

silence noun 1 the sound of falling stones broke the silence of the night: quietness, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquillity, noiselessness, soundlessness, peace, peacefulness, peace and quiet. ANTONYMS sound, noise. 2 she was reduced to silence: speechlessness, wordlessness, voicelessness, dumbness, muteness; taciturnity, reticence, uncommunicativeness, unresponsiveness. ANTONYMS speech; loquacity. 3 politicians keep their silence on the big issues: secretiveness, secrecy, reticence, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, concealment. ANTONYMS communication, communicativeness. ▶verb 1 he silenced her with a kiss | Barnes has failed to silence his critics: quieten, quiet, hush, shush, still; gag, muzzle, censor, stifle. 2 the ventilator also silences outside noises: muffle, deaden, soften, mute, smother, dampen, damp down, tone down, mask, suppress, reduce, abate; extinguish, kill. ANTONYMS amplify. 3 cheap nuclear power would silence complaints from industry: stop, put an end to, put a stop to, cut short, suppress. ANTONYMS occasion, encourage.

 

French Dictionary

silence

silence n. m. nom masculin 1 État d ’une personne qui se tait. : Elle a gardé le silence. 2 Calme, absence de bruit. : Le silence de la nuit. LOCUTION Passer sous silence. Ne pas parler de quelque chose. : Il vaudrait mieux passer sous silence cette querelle. SYNONYME taire .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

silence

si lence /sáɪləns /〖「沈黙 」＞「静寂 」〗(形 )silent, (副 )silently 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 U 無音 (の状態 ), 静けさ , 静寂 (↔noisiness )▸ in the silence of the locker room 物音ひとつしないロッカールームで ▸ break [shatter ] the silence 静けさを破る 2 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗沈黙 , (静かにして )しゃべらないこと ▸ an embarrassed silence 当惑した沈黙 ▸ an awkward silence ばつの悪い沈黙 ▸ work in silence 黙って働く ▸ in stunned silence あっけにとられて何も言えないで ▸ There was dead [complete, absolute ] silence for several seconds .完全な沈黙が数秒あった ▸ Silence is gold (en ).｟ことわざ ｠「沈黙は金 」3 U 〈人が 〉 «…について » 何も言えないこと , 黙殺 , 黙秘 «on , about » ▸ the right to silence 黙秘権 ▸ They took my silence as a license to be cruel .彼らは私が黙っているのをいいことにしてひどいことをした 4 C U (手紙 電話などで )連絡をとらないこと , 音信不通 .5 C 〖通例単数形で 〗黙禱 （もくとう ）▸ a one-minute silence 1分間の黙禱 red ù ce A to s í lence A 〈人 〉を (威圧して )黙らせる .動詞 他動詞 〈人 〉に (意見 批判を )しゃべらせない , …を黙らせる ; 〈物 〉を静かにさせる ; 〈人 〉を口封じのために殺す ▸ silence the critics 批評家を黙らせる

 

silencer

s í lenc er 名詞 C 1 (銃の )消音装置, サイレンサー .2 ｟英 ｠(車の ) 消音装置, マフラー (｟米 ｠muffler ).3 沈黙させる人 [物 ].