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. Rick Peters:

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

2. Liam Neesonhas:

   Because when you’re doing a play and you’re with your family, other actors, technicians, you do silly things. You do silly things. And it becomes kind of superstitious, if you don’t do it every night, you think it’s going to jinx the show, i think Dustin Hoffman was — I ’m not saying I’ve done similar things like what Dustin Hoffman did, Liam Neesonhas know. Apparently Dustin Hoffman touched another girl’s breast and stuff. But it’s childhood stuff, what Dustin Hoffman was doing.

3. Ted Cruz:

   The allegations of somehow fraud -- the last I checked, passing on news stories about breaking news that is true and accurate is, and should, be part of the democratic process. And all of the rest of it is just silly noise.

4. Todd Rosenbluth:

   This is the new level of where we are, we're in the silly stage.

5. Leon Gautier:

   War is a misery. Not all that long ago, and perhaps you find this silly, but I would think 'perhaps I killed a young lad, perhaps I orphaned children, perhaps I widowed a woman or made a mother cry', i didn't want that, I'm not a bad man. You kill a man who's done nothing to you, that's war and you do it for your country.

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