silence vs status

silence and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
silence	Yes	No	Yes	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of silence; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than silence:

Other hypernyms of silence include condition.

silence (noun)	status (noun)
the absence of sound	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a refusal to speak when expected	a state at a particular time
the trait of keeping things secret
the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

silence (verb)	status (verb)
cause to be quiet or not talk
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure