Definitions for silly
ˈsɪl isil·ly

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. silly(adj)

   a word used for misbehaving children

   "don't be a silly"

2. 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"

3. airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly(adj)

   lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

   "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"

4. 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

5. punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy(adj)

   dazed from or as if from repeated blows

   "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. silly(Noun)

   A silly person; a fool.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

2. silly(Noun)

   A mistake.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

3. silly(Adjective)

   Pitiable; deserving of compassion; helpless.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

4. silly(Adjective)

   Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

5. silly(Adjective)

   foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom; frivolous, trifling.

   I made a very silly mistake.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

6. silly(Adjective)

   irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.

   What a silly kid, he's always getting in trouble.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

7. silly(Adjective)

   playful, giggly.

   The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

8. silly(Adjective)

   semiconscious, witless.

   The impact of the ball knocked him silly.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

9. silly(Adjective)

   of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

10. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silly(noun)

   happy; fortunate; blessed

2. Silly(noun)

   harmless; innocent; inoffensive

3. Silly(noun)

   weak; helpless; frail

4. Silly(noun)

   rustic; plain; simple; humble

5. Silly(noun)

   weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman

6. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. silly

   Song lyrics by silly -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by silly on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'silly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4120

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'silly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1117

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'silly' in Adjectives Frequency: #465

Anagrams for silly »

1. slily

2. yills

3. silyl

How to pronounce silly?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say silly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of silly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of silly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of silly in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   I wouldn’t use the word offensive, I found them a little bit silly, a bit absurd, the issue was what impact did the fact that she has received huge amounts of funding from Wall Street have on her attitude towards Wall Street.

2. Democritus:

   Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

3. Emma Straub:

   We had all these other ideas for names, people may think we're silly but we don't care. Books Are Magic just made us happy.

4. Rick Peters:

   This is a silly discussion, nobody needs an assault weapon.

5. David Letterman:

   To me the fun of it would've just been boring people silly: Here we have a medium-shag burnt orange ... Here we have the avocado. I would have done that -- I would do that, if you can get me that carpet-sample book, I'll do that Monday.

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