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silly
sil·ly S0408800 (sĭl′ē)adj. sil·li·er, sil·li·est 1. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish. See Synonyms at foolish.2. Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous: indulged in silly word play; silly pet names for each other.3. Semiconscious; dazed: knocked silly by the impact.
[Middle English seli, silli, blessed, innocent, hapless, from Old English gesælig, blessed.]
sil′li·ly (sĭl′ə-lē) adv.sil′li·ness n.silly (ˈsɪlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. lacking in good sense; absurd2. frivolous, trivial, or superficial3. feeble-minded4. dazed, as from a blow5. obsolete homely or humblenpl -lies6. (Cricket) (modifier) cricket (of a fielding position) near the batsman's wicket: silly mid-on. 7. informal Also called: silly-billy a foolish person[C15 (in the sense: pitiable, hence the later senses: foolish): from Old English sǣlig (unattested) happy, from sǣl happiness; related to Gothic sēls good] ˈsilliness nsil•ly (ˈsɪl i)
adj. -li•er, -li•est, adj. 1. weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish. 2. absurd; ridiculous; nonsensical. 3. stunned; dazed: He knocked me silly. 4. Archaic. rustic; plain; homely. 5. Archaic. weak; helpless. 6. Obs. lowly in rank or state; humble. n. 7. Informal. a silly or foolish person. [1375–1425; Middle English sely, orig., blessed, happy, guileless, Old English gesaelig happy, derivative of sael happiness; c. Dutch zalig, German selig] sil′li•ly, adv. sil′li•ness, n. silly- desipient - A fancy way to say "silly, trifling, foolish."
- fond - First meant "foolish, silly."
- footle, footling - To footle is to talk or act foolishly, from the old verb meaning "bungle"; as an adjective, footle (or footling) refers to something trifling or silly.
- simper - To smile in a silly or self-conscious way.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" | | Adj. | 1. | silly - ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, wacky, whacky, zanycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" | | 2. |  silly - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"empty-headed, featherbrained, airheaded, dizzy, giddy, lightheaded, light-headedfrivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" | | 3. | silly - inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammettridiculous, patheticundignified - lacking dignity | | 4. | silly - dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"punch-drunk, slaphappycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechconfused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" |
sillyadjective1. stupid, ridiculous, absurd, daft, inane, childish, immature, senseless, frivolous, preposterous, giddy, goofy (informal), idiotic, dozy (Brit. informal), fatuous, witless, puerile, brainless, asinine, dumb-ass (slang), cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.), dopy (slang) That's a silly thing to say.
stupid smart, clever, intelligent, serious, aware, bright, acute, reasonable, mature, profound, sane, perceptive2. foolish, stupid, unwise, inappropriate, rash, irresponsible, reckless, foolhardy, idiotic, thoughtless, imprudent, inadvisable Don't go doing anything silly, now, will you?
foolish wise, sensible, prudent, thoughtful, well-thought-out3. senseless, stupid, numb, into oblivion, groggy, stupefied, into a stupor Right now the poor old devil's drinking himself silly.noun1. (Informal) fool, idiot, twit (informal), goose (informal), clot (Brit. informal), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), duffer (informal), simpleton, ignoramus, nitwit (informal), ninny, silly-billy (informal), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), nerd or nurd (slang) Come on, silly, we'll miss all the fun.sillyadjective1. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:brainless, fatuous, foolish, insensate, mindless, senseless, unintelligent, weak-minded, witless.2. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.3. Given to lighthearted silliness:empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained.Informal: gaga.Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.Translationssilly (ˈsili) adjective foolish; not sensible. Don't be so silly!; silly children. 愚蠢的 傻的ˈsilliness noun 愚蠢 傻silly
See:- (as) silly as a goose
- (as) silly as a wheel
- (oneself) silly
- (you) silly goose
- ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
- ask a silly/stupid question (and you'll get a silly/stupid answer)
- ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer
- bored silly
- boring in the extreme
- boring, silly, etc. in the extreme
- drink (oneself) silly
- drink, laugh, shout, etc. yourself silly
- laugh (oneself) silly
- laugh oneself silly
- laugh yourself silly
- scare (one) silly
- scare out of one's wits
- scared silly
- scared silly/stiff/to death, to be
- shout (oneself) silly
- silly as a goose
- silly as a wheel
- silly in the extreme
- silly money
- silly season
- stoned silly
- the silly season
- yourself silly
silly
silly Cricket (of a fielding position) near the batsman's wicket silly
Related to silly: silly seasonSynonyms for sillyadj stupidSynonyms- stupid
- ridiculous
- absurd
- daft
- inane
- childish
- immature
- senseless
- frivolous
- preposterous
- giddy
- goofy
- idiotic
- dozy
- fatuous
- witless
- puerile
- brainless
- asinine
- dumb-ass
- cockamamie
- dopy
Antonyms- smart
- clever
- intelligent
- serious
- aware
- bright
- acute
- reasonable
- mature
- profound
- sane
- perceptive
adj foolishSynonyms- foolish
- stupid
- unwise
- inappropriate
- rash
- irresponsible
- reckless
- foolhardy
- idiotic
- thoughtless
- imprudent
- inadvisable
Antonyms- wise
- sensible
- prudent
- thoughtful
- well-thought-out
adj senselessSynonyms- senseless
- stupid
- numb
- into oblivion
- groggy
- stupefied
- into a stupor
noun foolSynonyms- fool
- idiot
- twit
- goose
- clot
- wally
- prat
- plonker
- duffer
- simpleton
- ignoramus
- nitwit
- ninny
- silly-billy
- dweeb
- putz
- eejit
- thicko
- doofus
- nerd or nurd
Synonyms for sillyadj displaying a complete lack of forethought and good senseSynonyms- brainless
- fatuous
- foolish
- insensate
- mindless
- senseless
- unintelligent
- weak-minded
- witless
adj so senseless as to be laughableSynonyms- absurd
- foolish
- harebrained
- idiotic
- imbecilic
- insane
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- preposterous
- softheaded
- tomfool
- unearthly
- zany
- cockeyed
- crazy
- loony
- loopy
- balmy
- dippy
- dopey
- jerky
- sappy
- wacky
adj given to lighthearted sillinessSynonyms- empty-headed
- featherbrained
- flighty
- frivolous
- frothy
- giddy
- harebrained
- lighthearted
- scatterbrained
- gaga
- birdbrained
- dizzy
Synonyms for sillynoun a word used for misbehaving childrenRelated Words- child
- kid
- minor
- nipper
- tiddler
- youngster
- tike
- shaver
- small fry
- nestling
- fry
- tyke
adj ludicrous, foolishSynonyms- cockamamie
- cockamamy
- goofy
- sappy
- wacky
- whacky
- zany
Related Wordsadj lacking seriousnessSynonyms- empty-headed
- featherbrained
- airheaded
- dizzy
- giddy
- lightheaded
- light-headed
Related Wordsadj inspiring scornful pitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj dazed from or as if from repeated blowsSynonymsRelated Words |