Silence

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Silence

Silence : அமைதி, மெளனம்

Silence : அமைதி,அமைதி,மெளனம்,மெளனம்,மௌனம்

Silence definition

Noun.

  1. The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
  2. Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.
  3. Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
  4. The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
  5. Absence of mention; oblivion.

Interjection. Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.

Transitive verb.

  1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
  2. To put to rest; to quiet.
  3. To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.
  4. To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.