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Meaning of 'silly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Silly [ n.]
- Happy; fortunate; blessed.
- Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.
- Weak; helpless; frail.
- Rustic; plain; simple; humble.
- Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
- Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.

Meaning of 'silly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . silly [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a word used for misbehaving children
Example in sentence:
  • don't be a silly
2 . silly [ s]
Meaning (2):
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
Example in sentence:
  • a dizzy blonde;
  • light-headed teenagers;
  • silly giggles
Meaning (3):
- ludicrous, foolish
Example in sentence:
  • a silly idea;
  • some wacky plan for selling more books;
  • wore a goofy hat
Meaning (4):
- inspiring scornful pity
Example in sentence:
  • how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
Meaning (5):
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
Example in sentence:
  • knocked silly by the impact;
  • punch-drunk with love;
  • slaphappy with exhaustion

Nearby Words:

silage sile silence silenced silencing silene silent silentiary silentious silently

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