silence
/ˈsaɪlən(t)s/ noun A2- The absence of any sound. · When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.· deadly silence
- The act of refraining from speaking. · "You have the right to silence," said the police officer.
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
Plural silences
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He stood beside me in silence, his candle in his hand.
This second departure was followed by a long and fearful state of terrified silence on the part of those who were left behind.
“A pretty silence truly!” said the old father of the bridegroom, as he carried to his lips a glass of wine of the hue and brightness of the topaz, and which had just been placed before Mercédès herself.
It would not be very loud, and yet in the silence of the night it should have easily penetrated to Mrs.
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