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silencieux — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mute adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
  • noiseless adj Producing no noise; without noise.
  • quiet adj Making little or no sound.
  • silencer noun A device fitted to a gun barrel to reduce the noise of firing.
  • silent adjective Making no sound at all; completely quiet.
  • still adj Not moving; calm and motionless.

Senses

silencieux is used for these senses in English:

  • exhaust pipe For internal combustion engines, any of several pipes, connected in series, that carry waste gases away from the engine and vent it to the air.
  • quiet With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
  • quiet Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
  • silencer An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
  • silent Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
  • silent Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
  • still Uttering no sound; silent.

mute — full definition

  1. adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
  2. verb To silence or turn off the sound of something.
  3. noun A device used to soften or dampen the sound of a musical instrument.

noiseless — full definition

  1. adj Producing no noise; without noise.
  2. adj Containing no noise.

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