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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries죽음 같은 침묵
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jugeum gateun chimmuk
"방안에는 죽음 같은 침묵이 감돌았다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A complete, eerie, and often tense stillness in which no sound can be heard.
"A sudden deathly silence fell over the courtroom as the verdict was read." - 2
An oppressive lack of communication or response from a group or individual.
"The government's proposal was met with a deathly silence from the opposition parties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'deathly', originating from Old English 'dēathlīc' meaning mortal or resembling death, and 'silence', derived from Latin 'silentium' via Old French. Together, the collocation emerged in Middle to Modern English literature to describe an absolute, ominous stillness akin to the grave.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deathly silence" is said worldwide
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silence de mort
Transliteration: silɑ̃s də mɔʁ
"Un silence de mort régnait dans la pièce."
totenstill
Transliteration: toːtn̩ʃtɪl
"Es herrschte totenstille im Raum."
silenzio di tomba
Transliteration: siˈlɛntso di ˈtomba
"Ci fu un silenzio di tomba dopo l'annuncio."
silencio sepulcral
Transliteration: siˈlensio sepulˈkral
"Reinaba un silencio sepulcral en el auditorio."
silêncio sepulcral
Transliteration: siˈlẽsu sepulˈkɾaw
"Um silêncio sepulcral tomou conta da sala."
सन्नाटा
Transliteration: sannata
Script: शमशानी सन्नाटा
"कमरे में एक शमशानी सन्नाटा छा गया था।"
死一般的寂静
Transliteration: sǐ yībān de jìjìng
"房间里一片死一般的寂静。"
죽음 같은 침묵
Transliteration: jugeum gateun chimmuk
"방안에는 죽음 같은 침묵이 감돌았다."
死んだような静けさ
Transliteration: shinda yō na shizukesa
"部屋には死んだような静けさが広がっていた。"
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