Silent meaning : That which is silent; a time of silence. A silent movie Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed. (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode. Without audio capability. Hidden, unseen. Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged. Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence. Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms. Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.