Canadian English Meaning of silly

silly

Other Canadian English words related to silly

synonyms

• futile
• giddy
• crazy
• dizzy
• frivolous
• frothy
• happy
• harebrained
• playful
• childish
• scatterbrained
• yeasty
• scatterbrained
• ditsy
• exuberant
• flighty
• flighty
• flippant
• giggly
• inane
• light
• Light-headed
• lighthearted
• light-minded
• nonsense
• sappy
• shallow
• superficial
• thoughtless
• birdbrained
• Daffy
• fluttery

antonyms

• earnest
• serious
• sober
• grave
• heavy
• melancholy
• serious-minded
• severe
• solemn
• somber
• sombre
• thoughtful
• unfrivolous
• dignified
• no-nonsense
• sedate
• staid

Definitions and Meaning of silly in English

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

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word silly

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What is the English meaning of 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

What are the synonyms of the word silly

futile,giddy,crazy,dizzy,frivolous,frothy,happy,harebrained,playful,childish

What are the antonyms of the word silly

earnest,serious,sober,grave,heavy,melancholy,serious-minded,severe,solemn,somber