silent vs noisy
Definitions
adjective
- failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
- implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
- marked by absence of sound
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Examples
Affecting someone's conscience by grace and restraint does not mean rolling over and playing dead, muttering meaningless politically correct platitudes, or remaining silent as many find it politic to do.
It is patent that dusk found them weary and worn, plodding and wading silently "homewards," shovel on shoulder, across four or five kilos of desolate mud; falling and tripping over stagnant bodies, masses of tangled wire, bricks and jagged wood-work everywhere impeding progress.
The present study investigated how children spell words that contain silent consonants as their final letter.
Definitions
adjective
- full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
- attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
Examples
While the Irish government generates a lot of noisy, self-righteous cant about the evils of cigarettes at home, it makes a pretty packet from ‘selling death’ abroad.
Gambians tend to be soft-spoken and gentle in demeanor, seeking to avoid noisy conflicts and striving toward quiet settlement of disputes.
What would you say to Mrs So-and-so who has called to complain about a noisy neighbour?
