Silence vs Serene - What's the difference?
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The lack of any sound.
The act of refraining from speaking.
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* D. Webster
Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
To make (someone or something) silent.
To suppress criticism, etc.
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(Molecular biology) To block gene expression.
A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.
* Silence ! Enough of your insolence!
Peaceful, calm, unruffled.
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Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.
(lb) fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.
* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
* (Thomas Gray) (1716-1771)
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To make serene.
(poetic) Serenity; clearness; calmness.
* Southey
* Young
Evening air; night chill.
* Ben Jonson
In transitive terms the difference between silence and serene
is that silence is to suppress criticism, etc while serene is to make serene.As an interjection silence
is a common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.As an adjective serene is
peaceful, calm, unruffled.As a proper noun Serene is
{{given name|female|from=English}}. A rare variant of Serena.silence
English
Noun
(wikipedia silence) (en-noun)- The administration itself keeps a profound silence .
Synonyms
* quietnessDerived terms
* blue wall of silence * cone of silence * conspiracy of silence * deafening silence * moment of silence * radio silence * silence is golden * tower of silence * two-minute silence * vow of silence * wall of silenceVerb
(silenc)- Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
- Silence the critics.
- Silence the doubters.
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Derived terms
* silencerSee also
* quiet, noise, loud, deaf, audible.Interjection
(en interjection)Synonyms
* be quiet! * hush! * whist!Statistics
*Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----serene
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)- Serene , smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
- The moon serene in glory mounts the sky.
- Full many a gem of purest ray serene / The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear.
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Verb
(seren)- Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie / To raise his being, and serene his soul. — Thomson.
Noun
(en noun)- the serene of heaven
- To their master is denied / To share their sweet serene .
- Some serene blast me.
