Silent vs. Still
Difference Between Silent and Still
Silentadjective
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Stilladjective
Not moving; calm.
Still waters run deep.Silentadjective
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Stilladjective
Not effervescing; not sparkling.
still water; still winesSilentadjective
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
The wind is silent.Stilladjective
Uttering no sound; silent.
Silentadjective
(pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
The e is silent in fable.Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.Stilladjective
(not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
Silentadjective
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
Stilladjective
Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
Silentadjective
(technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
My phone was on silent.Stilladjective
(obsolete) Constant; continual.
Silentadjective
(technology) Without audio capability.
The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.Stilladverb
Without motion.
They stood still until the guard was out of sight.Silentadjective
Hidden, unseen.
a silent voter; a silent partnerStilladverb
(aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
Is it still raining?It was still raining five minutes ago.We've seen most of the sights, but we are still to visit the museum.Silentadjective
Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
silent revisions; a silent emendationStilladverb
(degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
Silentadjective
Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
Stilladverb
(conjunctive) Nevertheless.
I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.Yeah, but still...Silentadjective
Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
Stilladverb
Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
Silentadjective
Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
Stilladverb
(extensive) Even, yet.
Some dogs howl, more yelp, still more bark.Silentnoun
(uncountable) That which is silent; a time of silence.
Stillnoun
A period of calm or silence.
the still of the nightSilentnoun
A silent movie
Stillnoun
(photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
Silentadjective
marked by absence of sound;
a silent housesoundless footsteps on the grassthe night was stillStillnoun
(slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
Silentadjective
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;
the witness remained silentStillnoun
A steep hill or ascent.
Silentadjective
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;
gave silent consenta tacit agreementthe understood provisos of a custody agreementStillnoun
a device for distilling liquids.
Silentadjective
not made to sound;
the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'in French certain letters are often unsoundedStillnoun
(catering) a large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
Silentadjective
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility;
a silent dog whistleStillnoun
(catering) the area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
Silentadjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Stillnoun
A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
Stillverb
to calm down, to quiet
to still the raging seaStillverb
(obsolete) To trickle, drip.
Stillverb
To cause to fall by drops.
Stillverb
To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
Stillnoun
a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes);
he wanted some stills for a magazine adStillnoun
(poetic) tranquil silence;
the still of the nightStillnoun
an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
Stillnoun
a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Stillverb
make calm or still;
quiet the dragons of worry and fearStillverb
cause to be quiet or not talk;
Please silence the children in the church!Stillverb
lessen the intensity of or calm;
The news eased my consciencestill the fearsStillverb
make motionless
Stilladjective
not in physical motion;
the inertia of an object at restStilladjective
marked by absence of sound;
a silent housesoundless footsteps on the grassthe night was stillStilladjective
free from disturbance;
a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid baythe quiet waters of a lagoona lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue skya smooth channel crossingscarcely a ripple on the still waterunruffled waterStilladjective
used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion;
a still photographCezanne's still life of applesStilladjective
not sparkling;
a still winestill mineral waterStilladjective
free from noticeable current;
a still pondstill waters run deepStilladverb
with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation;
it's still warm outsidewill you still love me when we're old and grey?Stilladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession);
although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try itwhile we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreedhe was a stern yet fair mastergranted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to goStilladverb
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons;
looked sick and felt even worsean even (or still) more interesting problemstill another problem must be solveda yet sadder taleStilladverb
without moving or making a sound;
he sat still as a statuetime stood stillthey waited stock-still outside the doorhe couldn't hold still any longer
