Definitions for silly
ˈsɪl isil·ly

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

1. sillyadjective

   a word used for misbehaving children

   "don't be a silly"

2. cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zanyadjective

   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, sillyadjective

   lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

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

4. pathetic, ridiculous, sillyadjective

   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, slaphappyadjective

   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. sillynoun

   A silly person; a fool.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

2. sillynoun

   A mistake.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

3. sillyadjective

   Pitiable; deserving of compassion; helpless.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

4. sillyadjective

   Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

5. sillyadjective

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

   I made a very silly mistake.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

6. sillyadjective

   irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.

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

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

7. sillyadjective

   playful, giggly.

   The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

8. sillyadjective

   semiconscious, witless.

   The impact of the ball knocked him silly.

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

9. sillyadjective

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

   Etymology: Phonetic variant of seely.

10. sillyadjective

    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. Sillynoun

   happy; fortunate; blessed

2. Sillynoun

   harmless; innocent; inoffensive

3. Sillynoun

   weak; helpless; frail

4. Sillynoun

   rustic; plain; simple; humble

5. Sillynoun

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

6. Sillynoun

   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

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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. Banco Inter:

   Many newcomers are growing rapidly because consumers do not get the difference between digital wallets and checking accounts, soon we're going to see a lot of people doing silly things.

2. Ian Poulter:

   Akron is not a good course for me so I probably won't play more than three or four holes in practice but I'll spend a day on the putting green on the Wednesday, sometimes you stand over a putt, you visually see the line and you hit the line. It sounds silly to say but you just don't have that feeling all the time.

3. Ludwig Wittgenstein:

   If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

4. 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.

5. Steve Perillo:

   I have misgivings about his style, a lot of people should, you don’t want to bully people, it was a silly thing.

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