silence (countable and uncountable, plural: silences)

1. The lack of any sound. (When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.)
2. Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers). "Meeting for worship." (During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.)
3. The action of refraining from speaking.
"You have the right to silence" said the police officer.

(courtesy www.wiktionary.org)

funny...it can be comforting one time and intimidating the next.
it can be the loudest thing you hear one moment, no trace of it the next.
Iv always found a mystery associated with it's effects. Sometimes its depressing and sometimes u can derive extraordinary peace of mind from it. And it can be awkward between two people, while being perfectly normal between two others. It could mean a no to someone, or a yes to someone else. Or it could be just filled with guilt.
The interpretations are so many....yet its true meaning remains elusive.
Even after looking it up in the dictionary, im still not satisfied with what i got...the search continues....