silence
exclamation/ˈsaɪləns/
/ˈsaɪləns/
(formal)- used to tell people to be quiet
- Silence in court!
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere ‘be silent’.Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
silence