Silent vs. Still

Silent vs. Still — Is There a Difference?
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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 wines

Silentadjective

Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.

The wind is silent.

Stilladjective

Uttering no sound; silent.

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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.

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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 partner

Stilladverb

(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 emendation

Stilladverb

(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 night

Silentnoun

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 still

Stillnoun

(slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.

Silentadjective

failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;

the witness remained silent

Stillnoun

A steep hill or ascent.

Silentadjective

indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;

gave silent consenta tacit agreementthe understood provisos of a custody agreement

Stillnoun

a device for distilling liquids.

Silentadjective

not made to sound;

the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'in French certain letters are often unsounded

Stillnoun

(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 whistle

Stillnoun

(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 sea

Stillverb

(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 ad

Stillnoun

(poetic) tranquil silence;

the still of the night

Stillnoun

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 fear

Stillverb

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 fears

Stillverb

make motionless

Stilladjective

not in physical motion;

the inertia of an object at rest

Stilladjective

marked by absence of sound;

a silent housesoundless footsteps on the grassthe night was still

Stilladjective

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 water

Stilladjective

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 apples

Stilladjective

not sparkling;

a still winestill mineral water

Stilladjective

free from noticeable current;

a still pondstill waters run deep

Stilladverb

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 go

Stilladverb

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 tale

Stilladverb

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