Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silent film

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: silen-t -film
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Set against the background of the American civil war, with Keaton a cunning but unskilled driver, unaided, of the ponderous giant of a locomotive, it remains not only probably the funniest film about railways ever made, but one of the funniest silent films to retain its comic power over today's more sophisticated audiences."
"Lewis Stone as the Marquis gives one of the greatest performances in silent film I have ever seen."

Usage

Inflected Forms

silent films (plural)

Synonyms

silent movie silent picture photoplay

Questions

What does silent film mean?: A film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue.

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