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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɪ.zɪ.ɡəs ˈʃvaɪ.ɡn̩
"Seine Bemerkung wurde mit eisigem Schweigen aufgenommen."
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A cold, unyielding, and absolute refusal to speak, comment, or acknowledge, often conveying intense disapproval, hostility, or stubborn resistance.
"The politician's controversial proposal was met with stony-silence from the audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'stony', originating from Old English 'stānig' meaning resembling or made of stone, and 'silence', coming from Old French and Latin 'silentium' meaning stillness or absence of noise. The compound idiom emerged in the 19th century to metaphorically describe a cold, unresponsive, and unyielding lack of communication or acknowledgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stony-silence" is said worldwide
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silence de mort
Transliteration: silɑ̃s də mɔʁ
"Sa proposition a rencontré un silence de mort."
eisiges Schweigen
Transliteration: ˈaɪ.zɪ.ɡəs ˈʃvaɪ.ɡn̩
"Seine Bemerkung wurde mit eisigem Schweigen aufgenommen."
silenzio di tomba
Transliteration: siˈlɛn.tsjo di ˈtɔm.ba
"La sua domanda ha ricevuto un silenzio di tomba."
silencio sepulcral
Transliteration: siˈlen.sjo se.pulˈkɾal
"La propuesta fue recibida con un silencio sepulcral."
silêncio sepulcral
Transliteration: siˈlẽ.sju se.puw.kɾaw
"Sua declaração foi recebida com silêncio sepulcral."
कठोर चुप्पी
Transliteration: kathor chup-pi
"उनके प्रस्ताव का कठोर चुप्पी के साथ स्वागत किया गया।"
冷漠的沉默
Transliteration: lěngmò de chénmò
"他的提议遭到了冷漠的沉默。"
싸늘한 침묵
Transliteration: ssaneulhan chimmuk
"그의 제안은 싸늘한 침묵으로 맞닥뜨려졌다."
冷たい沈黙
Transliteration: tsumetai chinmoku
"彼の提案は冷たい沈黙で迎えられた。"
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