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the loudest answer you'll ever get, and the hardest one to argue with
means The complete absence of sound, or the deliberate act of not speaking.
from From Latin silentium, 'a being still,' built on silere, 'to be quiet, to keep still.' That root flowed into Old French silence and on into English. The same silere gives us 'silent,' and it once described not just hushed voices but the stillness of windless seas and motionless nights.
Anechoic chamberQuietest room makes you hear your own heartbeat
4'33"Cage composed a piece of pure silence
Brain fills gapsTotal quiet triggers phantom sounds and hallucinations
Legal weaponRight to remain silent protects against self-incrimination
No true voidPerfect silence is physically impossible anywhere