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
- adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
- verb To silence or turn off the sound of something.
- noun A device used to soften or dampen the sound of a musical instrument.
noiseless — full definition
- adj Producing no noise; without noise.
- adj Containing no noise.