silencieux

French

Etymology

From Latin silentiōsus. By surface analysis, silence +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.lɑ̃.sjø/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

silencieux (feminine silencieuse, masculine plural silencieux, feminine plural silencieuses)

1. silent (without sound)

   Sois silencieux. / Sois silencieuse. / Soyez silencieux. / Soyez silencieuses.

   Be quiet.

   (to a male / to a female / to a male group / to a female group)

2. quiet (not speaking)
3. quiet (with little sound)

Noun

silencieux m (plural silencieux)

1. silencer, suppressor (for a gun)
2. muffler
3. (North America) Synonym of pot d’échappement (“exhaust pipe”)

Further reading

• “silencieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Latin silentiosus.

Adjective

silencieux m

1. (Jersey) silent