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Meaning of silly in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsɪli/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    silly

    Definitions

    1. pungent adjectives of disesteem

    Examples

    • « gave me a cockamamie reason for not going »
    • « wore a goofy hat »
    • « a silly idea »
    • « some wacky plan for selling more books »

    Synonyms

    • foolish
  2. 2. lacking seriousness

    Examples

    • « given to frivolity »
    • « a dizzy blonde »
    • « light-headed teenagers »
    • « silly giggles »

    Synonyms

    • frivolous
  3. 3. inspiring scornful pity

    Examples

    • « how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett »

    Synonyms

    • undignified
  4. 4. dazed from or as if from repeated blows

    Examples

    • « knocked silly by the impact »
    • « slaphappy with exhaustion »

    Synonyms

    • confused
  5. Noun

    silly

    Definitions

    1. a word used for misbehaving children

    Examples

    • « don't be a silly »

Famous quotes

  • « Anyone can write a story based on the kind of horror where you see a guy in car and then there's the bad guy in the back seat. It's infantile to rely on that for telling a story. That's like going to bed and thinking there's a monster under your bed. It's silly. »
    Sergio Aragones
  • « My father was always a straight-up funny guy. He was silly. He was my inspiration. »
    Mike Myers
  • « My dad loved to laugh. He was very funny and very silly. »
    Mike Myers
  • « Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly. »
    Diogenes
  • « Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons. »
    Michael Caine

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