What does Silly mean?
Definitions for Silly
ˈsɪl iSil·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Silly.
Princeton's WordNet
silly(adj)
a word used for misbehaving children
"don't be a silly"
cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany(adj)
ludicrous, foolish
"gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly(adj)
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
"a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
pathetic, ridiculous, silly(adj)
inspiring scornful pity
"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy(adj)
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
"knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"
Wiktionary
silly(Noun)
A silly person; a fool.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Noun)
A mistake.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
Pitiable; deserving of compassion; helpless.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom; frivolous, trifling.
I made a very silly mistake.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.
What a silly kid, he's always getting in trouble.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
playful, giggly.
The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
semiconscious, witless.
The impact of the ball knocked him silly.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
silly(Adjective)
simple, not intelligent, refined.
John was prosperous and his helpless, silly father could be of no use to him.
Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.
Webster Dictionary
Silly(noun)
happy; fortunate; blessed
Silly(noun)
harmless; innocent; inoffensive
Silly(noun)
weak; helpless; frail
Silly(noun)
rustic; plain; simple; humble
Silly(noun)
weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman
Silly(noun)
proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question
Freebase
Silly
Silly is a German rock band. Founded in East Germany in the year 1978, Silly was one of the country's most popular music acts, and was well known for its charismatic lead singer Tamara Danz. Her death in 1996 ended the band's recording career for 14 years. In 2005 the surviving members began to perform as Silly again, first with several guest singers, before choosing actress Anna Loos to replace Danz. The first album with the new line-up, Alles Rot, became the band's most successful to date, reaching number 3 on the German charts in 2010.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Silly
sil′i, adj. simple: harmless: foolish: witless: imprudent: absurd: stupid.—n. a silly person.—adv. Sill′ily.—ns. Sill′iness; Sill′y-how, a caul. [Orig. 'blessed,' and so 'innocent,' 'simple,' A.S. sǽlig, gesælig, timely—sǽl, time; Ger. selig, blest, happy, Goth. sels, good.]
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Silly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4120
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Silly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1117
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Silly' in Adjectives Frequency: #465
Anagrams for Silly »
slily
yills
silyl
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Silly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Silly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Silly in a Sentence
But the silly male fool is often unaware of how much a look,a touch, a word can hold for a woman.Nor does he seem to have any idea at all of the degree to which their absence can make her cross,resentful ,tiresome." This is from her essay "The Power Men have over Women
A person who finds it easy to go along with many people and remains often busy with them is either silly or sleazy.
Don't go tell 10 of your friends not to like her. You'd be amazed at how silly we can be. We're still in kindergarten some of us, gossip is still one of the most rampant, nasty things we do as women to each other. And it hurts. It really damages women.
Even an inexpensive piece of athletic apparel or footwear does wonders, it’s such a silly thing, but a new tank top really can boost your confidence and excitement.
The trick that I really wanted to do with this was to make that dark and gritty version that everybody keeps talking about, but really do it, really see if I could totally accomplish it with essentially a really incredible incredibly silly property.
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Translations for Silly
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- سخيفArabic
- ximplet, fava, ximpleCatalan, Valencian
- hloupýCzech
- fjollet, dumDanish
- doof, albernGerman
- σαχλός, ανόητοςGreek
- semiaturdido, infantil, payaso, niñito, simple, tontito, tontoSpanish
- typerä, sekava, ajattelematon, hölmö, hassu, vastuuton, yksinkertainenFinnish
- branque, fou, idiot, nunuche, jeté, bébête, givré, imbécile de, abruti, stupide, bête, idiot deFrench
- amaideach, faoinScottish Gaelic
- meecheeallaghManx
- מטופש, טיפשיHebrew
- տխմար, հիմարArmenian
- fatueInterlingua
- bodoh, konyolIndonesian
- stultaIdo
- scioccoItalian
- 愚鈍, 馬鹿, 阿呆, つまらない, 他愛ない, 馬鹿げた, ばかげましたJapanese
- ដែលភ្លីភ្លើKhmer
- 바보Korean
- stultusLatin
- muļķīgs, dumjšLatvian
- फालतूMarathi
- မိုက်မဲBurmese
- ondeugend, ondoordacht, dom, stom, gekDutch
- tullete, fjolleteNorwegian
- głupiPolish
- bobo, irresponsável, simples, tolo, aéreo, infantil, ingénuo, semiconscientePortuguese
- глупый, глупышкаRussian
- lekfull, fnittrigSwedish
- விளையாட்டுத்தனமான, வேடிக்கையானTamil
- โง่Thai
- ngớ ngẩnVietnamese
- 愚蠢Chinese
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