Franklinian virtue silence http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122464 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Silence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence BJ1499.S5 The absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the cessation or absence of any form of communication, whether through speech or other medium. silent The A – Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze