Hyphenation of silence

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word silence? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

si-lence

Definitions of silence:

1.	The state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) There was a shocked silence He gestured for silence
2.	The absence of sound He needed silence in order to sleep The street was quiet
3.	A refusal to speak when expected His silence about my contribution was surprising
4.	The trait of keeping things secret
5.	Cause to be quiet or not talk Please silence the children in the church!
6.	Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power

Synonyms of silence:

noun	condition, status
noun	quiet, sound property
noun	muteness, uncommunicativeness
noun	secrecy, secretiveness, uncommunicativeness
verb	hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
verb	suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.