English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of silence

silence

/noun/ चुप्पी; मौन; शांति; सन्नाटा; नीरवता; गुप्त भाव; भाषण न करना; ख़ामोशी;
/verb/चुप करना; चुप बनाना; मुख बंद करना; दबाना; दमन करना;

Synonym mum; taciturnity; peace; catcall; noiselessness; standstill; gag; shush; clamp; suppress;

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English Dictionary:

1. Silence

[interj.]

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

2. Silence

[n.]

- The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
- Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.
- Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
- The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
- Absence of mention; oblivion.

3. Silence

[v. t.]

- To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
- To put to rest; to quiet.
- 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.
- To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.