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sil·ly
(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.
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silly
(ˈsɪlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. lacking in good sense; absurd
2. frivolous, trivial, or superficial
3. feeble-minded
4. dazed, as from a blow
5. obsolete homely or humble
npl -lies
6. (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 n
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sil•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.
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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.
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| Noun | 1. |  silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" |
| 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" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech foolish - 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"frivolous - 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 Hammett undignified - lacking dignity | |
| 4. | silly - dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" |
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silly
adjective
1. 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, perceptive
stupid smart, clever, intelligent, serious, aware, bright, acute, reasonable, mature, profound, sane, perceptive
2. 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-out
foolish wise, sensible, prudent, thoughtful, well-thought-out
noun
1. (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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
silly
adjective1. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:
2. So senseless as to be laughable:
absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.
3. Given to lighthearted silliness:
empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained.
Informal: gaga.
Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.
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Translations
أَبْلَهسَخيف، ساذَج، أحْمَق
hloupý
dumfjollettåbelig
hassuhölmösekavatyhmätyperä
šašav
heimskur, kjánalegur
つまらない愚かな愚鈍な阿呆な馬鹿げた
어리석은
muļķa-muļķīgs
neumen
fånig
โง่
ngớ ngẩn
silly
[ˈsɪlɪ] ADJ (sillier (compar) (silliest (superl))) (= stupid) [person] → tonto, bobo, sonso or zonzo (LAm); [act, idea] → absurdo; (= ridiculous) → ridículohow silly of me!; silly me! → ¡qué tonto or bobo soy!
that was silly of you; that was a silly thing to do → eso que hiciste fue muy tonto or bobo, fue una tontería or estupidez por tu parte
don't be silly → no seas tonto or bobo
I feel silly in this hat → me siento ridículo con este sombrero
to knock sb silly → dar una paliza a algn
the blow knocked him silly → el golpe le dejó tonto or sin sentido
to laugh o.s. silly → desternillarse de risa
you look silly carrying that fish → pareces tonto llevando ese pez
to make sb look silly → poner a algn en ridículo
silly season → temporada f boba, canícula f
I've done a silly thing → he hecho una tontería, he sido un tonto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
silly
[ˈsɪli] adj [person] → stupide; [remark, question, mistake, idea, game, joke] → stupide; [hat] → bêteDon't be silly → Ne sois pas stupide.
to look silly in sth [+ clothes] → avoir l'air bête avec qch
You do look silly in that hat → Tu as l'air vraiment bête avec ce chapeau.
to do something silly → faire une bêtise
to drink o.s. silly → boire comme un trou
to laugh o.s. silly → rire comme un bossusilly season (British) n (JOURNALISM) the silly season → le retour des serpents de mer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
silly
adj (+er) → albern, dumm, doof (inf); don’t be silly (= do silly things) → mach keinen Quatsch (inf); (= say silly things) → red keinen Unsinn; (= ask silly questions) → frag nicht so dumm; that was silly of you, that was a silly thing to do → das war dumm (von dir); I’ve done a silly thing and come without the key → ich war so dumm, ohne Schlüssel zu kommen, ich Dussel bin ohne Schlüssel gekommen (inf); it was a silly thing to say → es war dumm, das zu sagen; I hope he doesn’t do anything silly → ich hoffe, er macht keine Dummheiten; I know it’s silly to feel jealous → ich weiß, es ist dumm, eifersüchtig zu sein; he was silly to resign → es war dumm von ihm zurückzutreten; I feel silly in this hat → mit diesem Hut komme ich mir albern or lächerlich vor; to make somebody look silly → jdn lächerlich machen; that remark of yours made him look/left him looking a bit silly → nach dieser Bemerkung von dir stand er ziemlich dumm da; to knock somebody silly (inf) → jdn windelweich schlagen (inf); to laugh oneself silly (inf) → sich dumm und dämlich lachen (inf); to worry somebody silly (inf) → jdn vor Sorge (ganz) krank machen; to drink oneself silly (inf) → seinen Verstand versaufen (inf); to be bored silly (inf) → zu Tode gelangweilt sein; to bore somebody silly (inf) → jdn zu Tode langweilen; to pay a silly price for something (inf, high price) → für etw einen sündhaft teuren Preis bezahlen; (low price) → für etw einen Spottpreis bezahlen; silly money (inf) → Wahnsinnssummen pl (inf)
n (Brit: also silly-billy) → Dussel m (inf); you big silly → du Dummerchen (inf); don’t be such a silly → sei nicht albern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
silly
[ˈsɪlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (stupid) → sciocco/a, stupido/a; (ridiculous) → ridicolo/adon't be silly → non fare lo/a sciocco/a, non essere stupido/a
to do something silly → fare una sciocchezza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
silly
(ˈsili) adjective foolish; not sensible. Don't be so silly!; silly children.
ˈsilliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
silly
→ أَبْلَه hloupý dum albern χαζός tonto tyhmä bête šašav sciocco 愚かな 어리석은 dwaas tøysete głupi bobo, idiota глупый fånig โง่ aptalca ngớ ngẩn 愚蠢的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
silly
a. tonto-a;
a ___ thing / una tontería.
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