silent

Definition

  • noun: a motion picture made without spoken dialogue
  • adjective: not speaking or making noise
  • adjective: making no utterance
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: quiet, mute, dumb

Examples

  • I told him that I thought he was crazy and got 'the silent treatment' for the rest of the day. [=he refused to talk to me for the rest of the day]

  • You have the 'right to remain silent'. [=the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested]

  • Whenever she gets mad at me, she 'gives me the silent treatment'. [=she does not speak to me]

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Yeah! Oh this is gonna be beautiful. Clint, you've had a tough week, we won't hold it against you if you can't get it up. Y'know I've seen this before, right? And I still don't know how you do it. - Smell the silent judgment? - Please, Stark, by all means. - Oh, Here we go. - Okay. - Uh oh. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron