Silly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word silly
Brit.  |ˈsɪlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word silly

noun

- a word used for misbehaving children
don't be a silly

adjective

- ludicrous, foolish (syn: goofy, wacky, zany)
a silly idea
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity (syn: dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed)
silly giggles
- inspiring scornful pity (syn: pathetic, ridiculous)
how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows (syn: slaphappy)
knocked silly by the impact

Extra examples

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.

It is a silly thing to do.

She is what is called a silly.

It didn't kill it, it only sillied it a bit.

Stop asking silly questions.

You made a lot of silly mistakes.

Word forms

noun
singular: silly
plural: sillies
adjective
comparative: sillier
superlative: silliest
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