silently
/ˈsaɪləntli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Of an edit or change to a text, without explicit acknowledgment.
Example Sentences
- "It often happens that the most important results in the natural world are brought about by causes which operate silently, if not imperceptibly."
- "Frederick, I presume, at this late hour of four, may be snatching a morsel of dinner; his orderlies are silently speeding, plans taken, orders given: […]"
- "There never was an English-language text, either in 1561 or 1859. Yule and Burnell have silently provided a translation."
Etymology
Etymology tree English silent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English silently From silent + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more silently (comparative)
most silently (superlative)