Added 5 October 2026 silently /ˈsaɪləntli/ adverb Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words In Latin: silenter Wiktionary adverb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about silently at Wordnik → Where our words come from → In a silent manner; making no noise. Of an edit or change to a text, without explicit acknowledgment. Related Words: taciturnlymutelywordlesslytacitlysilencequietquietlyfastimplicitlyoarsoundlesslynoiselessly Back to today's word