SILENCE  沉默默

LACK SOUND OR SPEECH.
SILENTCOMPLETELY QUIETSTILLHUSHEDINAUDIBLENOISELESSSOUNDLESS
Antonym
  • SPEAKACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z.
    • SOUNDWHAT CAN be HEARD.
      Hypernym
      • LACKSITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE.
        • SITUATIONRELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT.
          • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER.
            • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE....
      See also
      • PEACEFULDELIGHTFUL BECAUSE ORDERLY AND LACKING CHAOS.
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. The current word for the failure of humans to speak where they might be expected to speak is mò 默 (ant. yán 言 "speak up").

        2. Jìng 靜 (ant. xiāo 囂 "noisy") is a strongly positively loaded term which refers with approval to the pleasing absence of sound in a natural environment and does not refer to the failure of humans to produce sounds or speak.

        3. Jì 寂 (ant. xī rang 熙嚷 "be busy and noisy") is a negatively laden term describing the absence of sound as something making a place desolate.

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        沉默

        默然

        靜默

        淵默

        緘默

        禁聲

        默

        默默無言

        默默不語

        默不作聲

        rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

        • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 545; 1155

        • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 18.23

        • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 227

          SILERE TACERE

          Silere refers to making no noise whatever; tacere refers to refraining from speech.

          Inter silere et tacere. Silere ad vocem mutam refertur, tacere ad articulatam.

        • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

          SILENT

          silere is to be still as opposed to making noises.

          tacere is to be silent as opposed to uttering words.

          reticere refers to a person keeping something that might be said to himself.

          obticere refers to keeping silent when asked to give an opinion, as opposed to answering.

          TACITURN

          taciturnus refers to keeping silent as a habitual practice.

          tacens refers to any oneone who does not currently speak.

          tacitus refers to someone who keeps quite when he might expected to speak.

        • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 171

        • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

          SILENTIUM

          TACITURNITAS

        • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 43

        • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 4.790

        • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 8.1483

          SCHWEIGEN

        • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 20

        • Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Second Edition ( BROWN 2005) p.

        • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.371

        • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 77A

        Words

        默然  mò rán OC: mɯɯɡ njen MC: mək ȵiɛn 34 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPadVsilently, without saying a word; through silence 默然而
        • VPiactremain silent (not that this is not a state but an action to take), fall silent
        良久  liáng jiǔ OC: ɡ-raŋ klɯʔ MC: li̯ɐŋ kɨu 14 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPadVhaving kept silent for a good while,...
        • VPiidiomidiomactically in BUDDH texts: be silent for a long while
        默  mò OC: mɯɯɡ MC: mək
        嘿  mò MC: -- OC: -- 12 AttributionsWD

        The current word for the failure of humans to speak where they might be expected to speak is mò 默 (ant. yán 言 "speak up").

          Word relations
        • Ant: 言/SPEAK Yán 言 is to speak up, propose, typically in public, and on one's own initiative, to maintain something, and the word can indroduce direct speech as well as occasionally very limited indirect speech.

          Syntactic words
        • nabactremaining silent
        • vadVsilently; without any use of words
        • viremain silent (in spite of an expectation or a possibility that one may speak)
        • vi-V{SUFF}remain all silent
        • viimperativeBe silent!
        寂寞  jì mò OC: sɡlɯɯwɡ maaɡ MC: dzek mɑk 6 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPabstativesilence
        • VPadNsilent, soundless
        • VPadNwhat is/seems muteCH
        • VPiactbe all silent and quiet
        嘿  mò MC: -- OC: -- 3 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vibe silent, say nothing; be quiet
        寂  jì OC: sɡlɯɯwɡ MC: dzek 3 AttributionsWD

        Jì 寂 (ant. xī rang 熙嚷 "be busy and noisy") is a negatively laden term describing the absence of sound as something making a place desolate.

          Syntactic words
        • v[adN]poeticwhat is deadly dull and mute, what gives off no soundCH
        • vadVsilently, quietly
        • vibe free from sound, be quiet, be serene
        杜口  dù kǒu OC: ɡ-laaʔ khooʔ MC: duo̝ khu 3 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiactblock one's mouth > be silent, do not have anything to say
        無對  wú duì OC: ma k-luubs MC: mi̯o tuo̝i 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiidiombe unable to give an answer > be silent
        無語  wú yǔ OC: ma ŋaʔ MC: mi̯o ŋi̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiidiomhave no words > be unable to say something
        靜漠  jìng mò OC: dzeŋʔ maaɡ MC: dziɛŋ mɑk 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPabstativesilence
        闕  què, quē OC: khod MC: khi̯ɐt 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabactsilence on a matter; failure to comment
        • viintensitiveremain silent
        不語  bù yǔ OC: pɯʔ ŋaʔ MC: pi̯ut ŋi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiinchoativefall silent
        寂默  jì mò OC: sɡlɯɯwɡ mɯɯɡ MC: dzek mək 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPifigurativebe all at quiet ease; be completely quieted down
        無聲  wú shēng OC: ma qjeŋ MC: mi̯o ɕiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabsilenceCH
        • VPiactmake no noise> say nothing
        闕如  què, quē rú OC: khod nja MC: khi̯ɐt ȵi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiintensitiveremain quite silent
        杜口無言  dù kǒu wú yán OC: ɡ-laaʔ khooʔ ma ŋan MC: duo̝ khu mi̯o ŋi̯ɐn 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiidiomblock one's mouth and be without words > be silent, remain totally silent, do not say anything
        默然無言  mò rán wú yán OC: mɯɯɡ njen ma ŋan MC: mək ȵiɛn mi̯o ŋi̯ɐn 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiactremain silent
        嘿然  mo4 rán MC: -- nyen OC: -- njenLZ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPi= mo4rán 默然: remain silentLZ
        默默  mò mò MC: mok mok OC: mɯɯɡ mɯɯɡCH 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • viimperativeBe quiet! Shut up!CH
        嗼  mò OC: maaɡ MC: mɑk 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vikeep silent; still
        噤  jìn OC: ɡrɯms MC: gim 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vikeep silent (because of external circumstances)
        • vtoNkeep (the mouth) shut
        寞  mò OC: maaɡ MC: mɑk
        漠  mò OC: maaɡ MC: mɑk 0 AttributionsWD

          Word relations

          Syntactic words
        寥  liáo OC: ɡ-rɯɯw MC: leu 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vibe silent and deserted, and at the same time vast
        靜  jìng MC: dzjengX OC: dzeŋʔ 0 AttributionsWD

        Jìng 靜 (ant. xiāo 囂 "noisy") is a strongly positively loaded term which refers with approval to the pleasing absence of sound in a natural environment and does not refer to the failure of humans to produce sounds or speak.

          Syntactic words
        • nabsubjectstillness, tranquility DELETE
        • vibe calm and free from sound
        寂寥  jì liáo OC: sɡlɯɯwɡ ɡ-rɯɯw MC: dzek leu 0 AttributionsWD

        vast, empty and silent

          Syntactic words
        • VPibe vast, empty and silent
        隱  yǐn OC: qɯnʔ MC: ʔɨn 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vikeep silent; be taciturn; make few words

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