silently

English

Etymology

silent +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪləntli/

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Adverb

silently (comparative more silently, superlative most silently)

1. In a silent manner; making no noise.
2. Of an edit or change to a text, without explicit acknowledgment.
   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 496:

     There never was an English-language text, either in 1561 or 1859. Yule and Burnell have silently provided a translation.

Related terms

• silent
• silence

Translations

in a silent manner; making no noise

• Belarusian: ці́ха (cíxa)
• Breton: didrouz (br)
• Catalan: silenciosament (ca)
• Czech: tiše (cs), neslyšně
• Dutch: stilletjes (nl)
• Esperanto: silente
• French: silencieusement (fr)
• Greek: αθόρυβα (el) (athóryva)

  Ancient: σιγῇ (sigêi), σιωπῇ (siōpêi), ἀκήν (akḗn)

• Hungarian: csendesen (hu), csendben (hu)
• Ido: silence (io)
• Italian: silenziosamente (it)
• Latin: silenter
• Norwegian: stille (no)

  Bokmål: lydløst

• Polish: cicho (pl), bezdźwięcznie, bezgłośnie, bezszelestnie, bezszmerowo
• Portuguese: silenciosamente
• Russian: молчали́во (ru) (molčalívo), безмо́лвно (ru) (bezmólvno), мо́лча (ru) (mólča), ти́хо (ru) (tíxo)
• Sanskrit: तूष्णीम् (sa) (tūṣṇīm)
• Spanish: silenciosamente
• Tocharian B: ām
• Turkish: sessizce (tr)

Anagrams

• tinselly