silly (Meaning)

Wordnet

silly (n)

a word used for misbehaving children

Wordnet

silly (s)

ludicrous, foolish

lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

inspiring scornful pity

dazed from or as if from repeated blows

Webster

silly (n.)

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.

Weak; helpless; frail.

Rustic; plain; simple; humble.

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

Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.

FAQs About the word silly

a word used for misbehaving children, ludicrous, foolish, lacking seriousness; given to frivolity, inspiring scornful pity, dazed from or as if from repeated bl

goofy, giddy, futile, dizzy, ditsy,playful, crazy, scatterbrained, frivolous, harebrained

earnest,serious, earnest, sober, serious, sober, sombre, unfrivolous, serious-minded, melancholy

Don't be silly; there's no such thing as monsters under the bed.

She giggled at her friend's silly joke, enjoying the lighthearted moment.

It was silly of him to forget his keys again after we reminded him twice.

The puppy rolled around in the grass, chasing its own tail in a silly display of joy.