Information about the word silence (English → Esperanto: silento)

Synonym: hush

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/
Hyphenationsi·lence
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐴𐑊𐐯𐑌𐑅

Usage samples

There was silence for a minute or so.
It was she who broke the silence.

Translations

Catalansilenci
Czechklid; ticho
Dutchstilte; stilzwijgen
Esperantosilento; silentado
Faeroesetøgn; kvirra
GermanSchweigen; Stille
Portuguesesilêncio
Saterland FrisianSwiegjen; Stilte
Spanishsilencio