silly
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- adjective
- /ˈsɪli/
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- That is just a silly, silly notion.
- look silly
- feel silly
- make silly mistakes
Now, this, this might seem kind of silly, but hear me out.
- Now, this, this might seem kind of silly, but hear me out.
- I never make fun of myself and I never do silly things right.
- I would sound silly, I would be rejected.
- Be honest, you're like, oh, it's a silly joke or is it?
- And it was, it was just really so silly and so fun.
- And both of them looked really silly and bad.
- I often had some kind of silly notions about fishing.
- How kind of silly it all is.
- I might fight, fail, I might look silly, people might make fun of me.
- Like I know we're, this sounds silly, but we make these assumptions.
- This is going to sound silly, but it came from love.
- And perhaps that's like a silly human thing.
- And this is camping, isn't it Silly camping?
Examples
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You read some rather silly things in the press.
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This is a bit of a silly idea, but let's go.
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Now, this, this might seem kind of silly, but hear me out.
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It's kind of silly, to be honest with you.
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To those of us who teach, these questions seem silly, at least in principle.
Academic text (1993) -
I mean, that's such a silly thing to believe.
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People prefer to be wild or silly within the confines of their own group.
Academic text (1999) -
Teresa felt relieved... and silly for not having thought of this sooner.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yeah, I think that's silly and short sighted thinking.
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It's silly to think that you can solve all your problems without any help.
Synonyms
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1.6
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that makes people laugh
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3.9
Very weak or sad in a way that makes people feel pity and dislike
505
1.3
Not showing good sense and making unwise choices
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
129
3.5
Silly in a funny, slightly foolish way
98
5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
74
6.8
Not serious and not useful, often wasting time or money
19
6.7
Not very smart and likely to act in a silly way
18
5.8
Silly in a way that is slightly funny
16
7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
12
3.9
Someone who is silly and not very serious
12
7.6
Funny and odd in a silly way that makes people laugh
12
4.4
Acting silly and playful without being serious
7
8.9
Silly and foolish while acting proud of oneself
5
8.2
Silly and a little forgetful in a friendly way
3
6.3
Silly, not very intelligent and not serious
2
9.8
Silly in a way that shows bad judgment
1
7.2
Being silly and forgetful but not serious
1
5.0
Being silly and not serious in behavior
1
8.9
A little silly in a harmless, often funny way
1
9.9
Being silly and not thinking clearly
1
7.2
Silly and slow to understand things
1
7.9
Not thinking carefully and often acting silly
1
8.9
Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way
1
7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
Very foolish and showing little sense
Not serious and likely to make bad choices
Not serious and showing little concern for important things
Silly in a light, slightly embarrassed way
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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6.5
A late summer time when newspapers and TV run silly, unimportant stories
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Silly comes from an old English word sælig meaning 'happy' or 'blessed', which slowly changed to mean 'innocent' and then 'foolish' or 'lacking good sense'. So calling someone silly today points to that idea of being harmlessly foolish.