Dictionary

silencieux

/si.lɑ̃.sjø/

adjective/si.lɑ̃.sjø/

silent (without sound); quiet (not speaking); quiet (with little sound)

“Sois silencieux. / Sois silencieuse. / Soyez silencieux. / Soyez silencieuses.” — Be quiet.

Borrowed from Latin silentiōsus (adjective). Documented since 1527.

noun, masculine/si.lɑ̃.sjø/

silencer, suppressor (for a gun); muffler; synonym of pot d'échappement (“exhaust pipe”)

Synonyms: pot d'échappement

Borrowed from Latin silentiōsus (adjective). Documented since 1527.