silence

v. make silent, make still, hush; quiet, put to rest; suppress; stop enemy gunfire by staging a more powerful attack

interj. quiet!, shh!

n. quiet, absence of sound, stillness; state of remaining quiet and still; reticence, uncommunicativeness

Silence is a relative or total lack of sound. An environment with sound below 20 decibels is considered quiet or silent.Silence in Social Interaciton; Functions, Meanings, and Interpretations.Silence is noticed through the basic human need of social interaction; communication. Categorized into forms and functions, silence can fall into three distinct sections ( Bruneau, 1973). These categories describe instances either mental or social or a combination thereof, in which silence can be found and thereafter interpreted. First is the Psychological, second Interactive, and third is sociocultural. All of these are distinctly defined through time, context, and perception.
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Silent /si·lent/ 1. noiseless. 2. producing no detectable signs or symptoms. si·lent adj. Producing no detectable signs or symptoms. [more]Silence - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
(hypernym) condition, status
(derivation) hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up
2. the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
(synonym) quiet
(antonym) sound
(hypernym) sound property
(hyponym) hush, stillness, still
(derivation) hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up
3. a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
(synonym) muteness
(hypernym) uncommunicativeness
(derivation) hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up
4. the trait of keeping things secret
(synonym) secrecy, secretiveness
(hypernym) uncommunicativeness
(hyponym) mum
Verb
1. cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
(synonym) hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up
(hypernym) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
(hyponym) shush
(cause) hush
(verb-group) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
(derivation) muteness
2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
(hypernym) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
(derivation) secrecy, secretiveness

n. silence, quietness; pause; still, hush; rest