{
    "term": "silent",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "where there is little or no sound; making little or no sound",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At last the traffic **fell silent**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The streets were silent and deserted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new bus is virtually silent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As darkness began to fall, the cannon fell silent."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "quiet",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "dead"],
                "preposition": ["about", "on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not speaking",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **remain/stay/keep silent**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "As the curtain rose, the audience **fell silent**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave me **the silent treatment** *(= did not speak to me because he was angry)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Half the room **went silent** and turned to see what was happening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They huddled together in silent groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mayor was silent for a moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Len remained obstinately silent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat silent throughout the meal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could not keep silent any longer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room grew silent as the men entered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were asked to remain silent for two minutes."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "dead"],
                "preposition": ["about", "on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not expressed with words or sound",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a silent prayer/protest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They nodded in silent agreement."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "written but not pronounced",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "with pictures but no sound",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **silent film/movie**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "stars of the **silent screen**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "not talking very much",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's the **strong silent type**."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "quiet"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "not giving information about something; refusing to speak about something",
            "sensetop": "silent (on/about something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The report is strangely silent on this issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the right to **remain silent** *(= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "dead"],
                "preposition": ["about", "on"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪlənt/",
                "audio": "si/silent/silent__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsaɪlənt/",
                "audio": "si/silent/silent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere."
}