sillinessn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsɪlinᵻs/

Forms: 1600s silines, 1600s siliness, 1600s silinesse, 1600s sillinesse, 1600s sillynesse, 1600s silynes, 1600s syllines, 1600s– silliness, 1600s– sillyness (now nonstandard).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silly adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < silly adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier (with different sense) seeliness n.

a. The quality of being silly (in various senses); foolishness, thoughtlessness; (now) esp. frivolity or triviality of character or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > quality or state

folly?c1225

foolishness1488

peevishness1523

apishness1533

foolage1578

silliness1602

goosishness1864

fooldom1867

noodleness1931

1602 A. Munday in tr. 3rd Pt. Palmerin of Eng. sig. Cccc.3 Some fewe faults haue escaped in this Booke..that quite alter the sence, which such as knowe mee, I doubt not but wil sufficiently excuse me of, as being subiect (I thanke God) to no such sillinesse, nor willinglie (I dare presume) committed by the Printer.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 308 It is sillinesse to liue, when to liue is a torment.

1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 220 He sayth, that the Prelates may well laugh at Mr. Iohnsons simplicity and sillinesse of wit, that thinkes to fright them with such a bugbeare as this.

1707–8 G. Berkeley Philos. Comm. (1989) 61 The sillyness of the Currant Doctrine makes much for me.

1779 Mirror No. 35 If all this..proceed from silliness, we must pity the man, and there's an end on't.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi viii. 179 It is a combination of silliness with absurdity quite odious.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 410 The silliness of the so-called laws of thought..has been well exposed by Hegel himself.

1916 G. Saintsbury Peace of Augustans v. 256 There may be plenty of fooling in a good letter, but the slightest silliness is fatal.

1990 A. N. Wilson C. S. Lewis vii. 71 Silliness, sham and mumbo-jumbo have never been absent from the Oxford scene.

2007 B. A. Kaplan Unwanted Beauty p. xii Our children..bring so much happiness, silliness, and plain rompishness into our lives that they have changed my perspective on everything.

b. An instance of foolishness or absurdity; a silly thing, act, statement, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of

unwitc1175

foliota1250

follyc1300

unwisdom1303

foolishness?1506

fooling?1545

foppery1546

foolery1562

filly-folly1565

impertinency1588

impertinence1603

silliness1624

idiotism1647

noddary1647

fondness1653

ineptitude1656

sottise1673

insipidity1822

bêtise1827

foolishment1871

jackassery1873

funny business1882

1624 W. Jemmat Spirituall Trumpet 164 Oh it is a fit of melancholie, a sillinesse, a childishnesse.

1660 T. White Mr. Blacklow's Reply Dr. Layburn's Pamphlet 10 He said he would not take notice of the sillinesses and mistakes contained in them, which were not few.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxiv. 62 I shall write on,..tho' I should have nothing but Sillinesses to write.

1777 Ann. Reg. 1776 200/1 The sillinesses indeed that have appeared in the papers under this title..are formed in general of words utterly unfit for the purpose.

1854 J. S. C. Abbott Napoleon (1855) I. xxxii. 491 Behold a silliness fit for a medical student, but not for me.

1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. ii. 104 If he had said ‘the love of healthy men for the female form’, he would have said almost a silliness.

1958 J. Kerouac Let. 1 Dec. in Sel. Lett. 1957–69 (1999) 167 I haven't written because five thousand sillinesses have kept me from it.

1998 Interzone Feb. 56/3 There are delights and mild sillinesses throughout Earthling.

†2. Mental impairment; weakness or diminution of intellectual faculties; an instance of this. Cf. silly adj. 7. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [noun]

simplenessa1382

innocencec1385

simplessec1391

simplicityc1450

innocencya1513

simplehead1543

greenness1548

insipidity1603

seeliness1642

niaiserie1657

silliness1736

simpletonism1825

simple-mindedness1827

simpletonianism1848

noodleness1931

1736 W. Douglass Pract. Hist. New Epidemical Eruptive Miliary Fever 11 Some Women have Hysterick affections, in a few upon recovery imbecility of mind or silliness, in some stammering or loss of Speech for a few days.

1767 J. C. Huxham tr. J. Huxham Observ. Air & Epidemic Dis. II. 187 A slight Delirium now, or a Silliness, always came on at that State of the Disease.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 191 M. demens Stultitia... This, which is what we ordinarily denominate silliness, is generally a natural infirmity.

1854 R. T. Trall Hydropathic Encycl. II. v. xvi. 279 Silliness is sometimes a natural infirmity, and frequently the fruit of bad company and low associates in early life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silliness
释义	sillinessn. Brit. /ˈsɪlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsɪlinᵻs/ Forms: 1600s silines, 1600s siliness, 1600s silinesse, 1600s sillinesse, 1600s sillynesse, 1600s silynes, 1600s syllines, 1600s– silliness, 1600s– sillyness (now nonstandard). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silly adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < silly adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier (with different sense) seeliness n. 1. a. The quality of being silly (in various senses); foolishness, thoughtlessness; (now) esp. frivolity or triviality of character or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > quality or state folly?c1225 foolishness1488 peevishness1523 apishness1533 foolage1578 silliness1602 goosishness1864 fooldom1867 noodleness1931 1602 A. Munday in tr. 3rd Pt. Palmerin of Eng. sig. Cccc.3 Some fewe faults haue escaped in this Booke..that quite alter the sence, which such as knowe mee, I doubt not but wil sufficiently excuse me of, as being subiect (I thanke God) to no such sillinesse, nor willinglie (I dare presume) committed by the Printer. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 308 It is sillinesse to liue, when to liue is a torment. View more context for this quotation 1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 220 He sayth, that the Prelates may well laugh at Mr. Iohnsons simplicity and sillinesse of wit, that thinkes to fright them with such a bugbeare as this. 1707–8 G. Berkeley Philos. Comm. (1989) 61 The sillyness of the Currant Doctrine makes much for me. 1779 Mirror No. 35 If all this..proceed from silliness, we must pity the man, and there's an end on't. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi viii. 179 It is a combination of silliness with absurdity quite odious. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 410 The silliness of the so-called laws of thought..has been well exposed by Hegel himself. 1916 G. Saintsbury Peace of Augustans v. 256 There may be plenty of fooling in a good letter, but the slightest silliness is fatal. 1990 A. N. Wilson C. S. Lewis vii. 71 Silliness, sham and mumbo-jumbo have never been absent from the Oxford scene. 2007 B. A. Kaplan Unwanted Beauty p. xii Our children..bring so much happiness, silliness, and plain rompishness into our lives that they have changed my perspective on everything. b. An instance of foolishness or absurdity; a silly thing, act, statement, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of unwitc1175 foliota1250 follyc1300 unwisdom1303 foolishness?1506 fooling?1545 foppery1546 foolery1562 filly-folly1565 impertinency1588 impertinence1603 silliness1624 idiotism1647 noddary1647 fondness1653 ineptitude1656 sottise1673 insipidity1822 bêtise1827 foolishment1871 jackassery1873 funny business1882 1624 W. Jemmat Spirituall Trumpet 164 Oh it is a fit of melancholie, a sillinesse, a childishnesse. 1660 T. White Mr. Blacklow's Reply Dr. Layburn's Pamphlet 10 He said he would not take notice of the sillinesses and mistakes contained in them, which were not few. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxiv. 62 I shall write on,..tho' I should have nothing but Sillinesses to write. 1777 Ann. Reg. 1776 200/1 The sillinesses indeed that have appeared in the papers under this title..are formed in general of words utterly unfit for the purpose. 1854 J. S. C. Abbott Napoleon (1855) I. xxxii. 491 Behold a silliness fit for a medical student, but not for me. 1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. ii. 104 If he had said ‘the love of healthy men for the female form’, he would have said almost a silliness. 1958 J. Kerouac Let. 1 Dec. in Sel. Lett. 1957–69 (1999) 167 I haven't written because five thousand sillinesses have kept me from it. 1998 Interzone Feb. 56/3 There are delights and mild sillinesses throughout Earthling. †2. Mental impairment; weakness or diminution of intellectual faculties; an instance of this. Cf. silly adj. 7. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [noun] simplenessa1382 innocencec1385 simplessec1391 simplicityc1450 innocencya1513 simplehead1543 greenness1548 insipidity1603 seeliness1642 niaiserie1657 silliness1736 simpletonism1825 simple-mindedness1827 simpletonianism1848 noodleness1931 1736 W. Douglass Pract. Hist. New Epidemical Eruptive Miliary Fever 11 Some Women have Hysterick affections, in a few upon recovery imbecility of mind or silliness, in some stammering or loss of Speech for a few days. 1767 J. C. Huxham tr. J. Huxham Observ. Air & Epidemic Dis. II. 187 A slight Delirium now, or a Silliness, always came on at that State of the Disease. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 191 M. demens Stultitia... This, which is what we ordinarily denominate silliness, is generally a natural infirmity. 1854 R. T. Trall Hydropathic Encycl. II. v. xvi. 279 Silliness is sometimes a natural infirmity, and frequently the fruit of bad company and low associates in early life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1602
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