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silly

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adjective

sil·​ly ˈsi-lē How to pronounce silly (audio)
sillier; silliest
1
a
: exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment
a very silly mistake
b
: weak in intellect
acting like a silly fool
c
: playfully lighthearted and amusing
a silly sense of humor
d
: trifling, frivolous
a silly waste of time
2
: being stunned or dazed
scared silly
knocked me silly
3
a
archaic : rustic, plain
The silly buckets on the deck,/That had so long remained,/I dreamt that they were filled with dew;/And when I awoke, it rained. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
b
obsolete : lowly in station : humble
4
archaic : helpless, weak
sillily
ˈsi-lə-lē How to pronounce silly (audio)
adverb
silliness
ˈsi-lē-nəs How to pronounce silly (audio)
noun

silly

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adverb

1
informal : to an extreme degree
was scared silly
bored silly
2
: in a silly manner : in an absurd or ridiculous way
talking/behaving silly
Benny Hill just walked silly, period, usually at high speed, to the accompaniment of cheesy pop music … Charles Isherwood

silly

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noun

plural sillies
: one who is silly : a foolish person
"But there," she told herself, "I am very likely a silly—meeting trouble half-way." D. H. Lawrence
"Well then, silly, why not stay!" Edna Ferber
"And who, then? Oh, the long line of sillies, light-weights, rakes, ne'er-do-wells, who … constituted society." Theodore Dreiser
When the narrator describes women directly they seem … innately either sentimental sillies … or … pious hypocrites. Myra Jehlen

Synonyms

Adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for silly

simple, foolish, silly, fatuous, asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence.

simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort.

considered people simple who had trouble with computers

foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense.

foolish stunts

silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior.

the silly antics of revelers

fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality.

fatuous conspiracy theories

asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception.

an asinine plot

Example Sentences

Adjective I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes. The idea does seem a bit silly. That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do! Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again. Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer. “I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.” What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry. I'm tired of watching silly movies. The book was a silly waste of time. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
It’s quintessential Peele: memorably surreal, spooky and a little bit silly. Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2022 Everyone’s reaction seemed a bit silly—like getting mad about a fart. Ian Allen, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2022 Doesn’t this all sound even just a little bit silly? Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2022 Perhaps as silly and a bit more edgy is Tiffany Haddish’s police officer pulling Joe over. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022 Liu and Bender were two of the many stars at the Bullet Train premiere in Los Angeles, where Liu posed with current and former castmates as well as Bender; the two took some silly and sweet photos together before walking the red carpet hand-in-hand. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022 Memes and GIFs from the movie, which often depict the characters in silly and sometimes explicit contexts, are hard to miss on social media. New York Times, 16 July 2022 Personable, athletic, a little silly sometimes, the Pittsburgh-area native with that big radiant smile, the square jaw, the thick head of wavy hair, could chat up anyone. Manuel Roig-franzia, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 Personable, athletic, a little silly sometimes, the Pittsburgh-area native with that big radiant smile, the square jaw, the thick head of wavy hair, could chat up anyone. Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English sely, silly happy, innocent, pitiable, feeble, from Old English sǣlig, from sǣl happiness; akin to Old High German sālig happy

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Adverb

1731, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1560, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of silly was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing silly

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