si·lence

[pr. sahy-luh ns]

noun

1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness

2. the state or fact of being silent; muteness

3. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: e.g. the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft

4. the state of being forgotten; oblivion: e.g. in the news again after years of silence