Meaning of silly in English
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Classifying Adjective
sillyDefinitions
1. pungent adjectives of disesteemExamples
- « gave me a cockamamie reason for not going »
- « wore a goofy hat »
- « a silly idea »
- « some wacky plan for selling more books »
Synonyms
- 2. lacking seriousness
Examples
- « given to frivolity »
- « a dizzy blonde »
- « light-headed teenagers »
- « silly giggles »
Synonyms
- 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
- 4. dazed from or as if from repeated blows
Examples
- « knocked silly by the impact »
- « slaphappy with exhaustion »
Synonyms
Noun
sillyDefinitions
1. a word used for misbehaving childrenExamples
- « 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