Solitude vs. Silence

Solitudenoun

Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.

Solitudenoun

A lonely or deserted place.

Solitudenoun

state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness.

Solitudenoun

Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; - said of places; as, the solitude of a wood.

Solitudenoun

solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness.

Solitudenoun

a state of social isolation

Solitudenoun

a solitary place

Solitudenoun

a disposition toward being alone

Solitude

Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It can have both positive and negative effects, depending on the situation.

Silencenoun

The absence of any sound.

Silencenoun

The act of refraining from speaking.

Silencenoun

Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.

Silenceverb

(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.

Silenceverb

(transitive) To repress the expression of something.

Silenceverb

(transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.

Silenceverb

(molecular biology) To block gene expression.

Silenceverb

(euphemistic) To murder.

Silenceinterjection

(imperative) Be silent.

Silencenoun

The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.

Silencenoun

Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.

Silencenoun

Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.

Silencenoun

The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.

Silencenoun

Absence of mention; oblivion.

Silenceinterjection

Be silent; - used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.

Silenceverb

To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.

Silenceverb

To put to rest; to quiet.

Silenceverb

To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.

Silenceverb

To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.

Silencenoun

the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);

Silencenoun

the absence of sound;

Silencenoun

a refusal to speak when expected;

Silencenoun

the trait of keeping things secret

Silenceverb

cause to be quiet or not talk;

Silenceverb

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;

Silence

Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the cessation or absence of any form of communication, whether through speech or other medium.Sometimes speakers fall silent when they hesitate in searching for a word, or interrupt themselves before correcting themselves. Discourse analysis shows that people use brief silences to mark the boundaries of prosodic units, in turn-taking, or as reactive tokens, e.g., as a sign of displeasure, disagreement, embarrassment, desire to think, confusion, and the like.