The avoidance of speech

• dumbness

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• muteness

  1. The characteristic of being mute.

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  1. The characteristic of being mute.

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• speechlessness

  1. The state of being speechless.

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  1. The state of being speechless.

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• wordlessness

  1. The state of being wordless, speechlessness.

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  1. The state of being wordless, speechlessness.

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The absence of sound or noise

• hush

  1. Absence of noise or a cessation of noise; quiet; silence
  2. A mining method using water
  3. A silence or stillness, especially after noise.

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  1. Absence of noise or a cessation of noise; quiet; silence
  2. A mining method using water
  3. A silence or stillness, especially after noise.

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• noiselessness

  1. The quality or state of being noiseless; quiet or hush

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  1. The quality or state of being noiseless; quiet or hush

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• quiet

  1. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
  2. The quality or condition of being quiet:

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  1. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
  2. The quality or condition of being quiet:

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• quietness

  1. Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.
  2. Absence of sound; silence or hush.

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  1. Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.
  2. Absence of sound; silence or hush.

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• soundlessness

  1. The state or condition of being soundless.

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  1. The state or condition of being soundless.

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• still

  1. An apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors
  2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
  3. (Film) A still photograph

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  1. An apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors
  2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
  3. (Film) A still photograph

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• stillness

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To cause to become silent

• hush

  1. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
  2. To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
  3. To be or become silent or still.

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  1. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
  2. To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
  3. To be or become silent or still.

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• quiet

  1. To cause to become quiet:
  2. To become quiet:
  3. To become quiet

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  1. To cause to become quiet:
  2. To become quiet:
  3. To become quiet

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• quieten

  1. To make or become quiet.
  2. (Intransitive) To become quiet.

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  1. To make or become quiet.
  2. (Intransitive) To become quiet.

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• shush

  1. To demand silence from by saying “shush”:
  2. To say “shush” to; tell (another) to be quiet; hush
  3. (Onomatopoeia, or intransitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.

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  1. To demand silence from by saying “shush”:
  2. To say “shush” to; tell (another) to be quiet; hush
  3. (Onomatopoeia, or intransitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.

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• shut up

  1. To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
  2. To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
  3. (Intransitive, colloquial, used only in the imperative) I don't believe it!, no way!

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  1. To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
  2. To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
  3. (Intransitive, colloquial, used only in the imperative) I don't believe it!, no way!

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• still

  1. At a future time; eventually:
  2. In addition; besides:
  3. Without movement; motionlessly:

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  1. At a future time; eventually:
  2. In addition; besides:
  3. Without movement; motionlessly:

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Absence of sound

• quietness

  1. Absence of sound; silence or hush.
  2. Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.

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  1. Absence of sound; silence or hush.
  2. Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.

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• stillness

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• hush

  1. A mining method using water
  2. A silence or stillness, especially after noise.
  3. Absence of noise or a cessation of noise; quiet; silence

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  1. A mining method using water
  2. A silence or stillness, especially after noise.
  3. Absence of noise or a cessation of noise; quiet; silence

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• utter stillness

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• the stillness of death

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• absolute quiet

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• calm

  1. Lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
  2. Tranquility or serenity:
  3. (Meteorol.) A condition in which the air movement is less than one mile per hour

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  1. Lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
  2. Tranquility or serenity:
  3. (Meteorol.) A condition in which the air movement is less than one mile per hour

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• noiselessness

  1. The quality or state of being noiseless; quiet or hush

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  1. The quality or state of being noiseless; quiet or hush

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• soundlessness

  1. The state or condition of being soundless.

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  1. The state or condition of being soundless.

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• quiet

  1. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
  2. A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation

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  1. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
  2. A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation

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• deep stillness

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• stillness of eternal night

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• loss of signal

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• cessation of all sound

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• quietude

  1. Tranquility.
  2. A state of being quiet; rest; calmness

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  1. Tranquility.
  2. A state of being quiet; rest; calmness

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• hush of early dawn

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• radio-silence

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• security silence

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• security blackout

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• censorship

  1. (Psychology) Prevention of disturbing or painful thoughts or feelings from reaching consciousness except in a disguised form.
  2. The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
  3. (Psychoanalysis) The agency by which unpleasant ideas, memories, etc. are kept from entering consciousness, except symbolically as in dreams

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  1. (Psychology) Prevention of disturbing or painful thoughts or feelings from reaching consciousness except in a disguised form.
  2. The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
  3. (Psychoanalysis) The agency by which unpleasant ideas, memories, etc. are kept from entering consciousness, except symbolically as in dreams

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• iron-curtain

  1. The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and western Europe from 1945 to 1990.
  2. A barrier that prevents free exchange of ideas and information:
  3. A barrier of secrecy and censorship regarded as isolating the Soviet Union and other countries in its sphere

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  1. The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and western Europe from 1945 to 1990.
  2. A barrier that prevents free exchange of ideas and information:
  3. A barrier of secrecy and censorship regarded as isolating the Soviet Union and other countries in its sphere

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Absence of speech

• muteness

  1. The characteristic of being mute.

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  1. The characteristic of being mute.

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• secrecy

  1. Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden
  2. The quality or condition of being secret or hidden; concealment:
  3. The practice or habit of keeping secrets:

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  1. Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden
  2. The quality or condition of being secret or hidden; concealment:
  3. The practice or habit of keeping secrets:

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• taciturnity

  1. The trait of being taciturn.

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  1. The trait of being taciturn.

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• reserve

  1. (Military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
  2. (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
  3. Personnel or units in the armed forces not on active duty but subject to call; militia

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  1. (Military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
  2. (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
  3. Personnel or units in the armed forces not on active duty but subject to call; militia

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• reticence

  1. The quality or state, or an instance, of being reticent; reserve

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  1. The quality or state, or an instance, of being reticent; reserve

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• inarticulateness

  1. The property of being inarticulate, of lacking articulateness.

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  1. The property of being inarticulate, of lacking articulateness.

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• golden silence

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• respectful silence

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• sullen silence

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