Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SI'LENT, a.

1. Not speaking; mute. – Ps. xxii.
2. Habitually taciturn; speaking little; not inclined to much talking; not loquacious. Ulysses, he adds, was the most eloquent and the most silent of men. – Broome.
3. Still; having no noise; as, the silent watches of the night; the silent groves; all was silent.
4. Not operative; wanting efficacy. – Ralegh.
5. Not mentioning; not proclaiming. This new created world, of which in hell / Fame is not silent. – Milton.
6. Calm; as, the winds were silent. – Parnell.
7. Not acting; not transacting business in person; as, a silent partner in a commercial house.
8. Not pronounced; having no sound; as, e is silent in fable.