silly

Speech parts

1. silly - Noun

2. silly - Adjective

3. silly - Adverb

4. silly - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dizzy ridiculous foolish wacky goofy zany brainless giddy unwise witless empty-headed featherbrained mutt dotty daft

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Antonyms

hellenic kohl roman hakim latin down-to-earth

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Hypernyms

shaver fry nipper child kid minor

Phrases with the word

scared silly very silly be silly as silly as a goose silly as a goose silly person

Derivatives

sillier silliest

Anagrams

slily silyl

Examples

a dizzy blonde Source: Internet

light-headed teenagers Source: Internet

silly giggles Source: Internet

wore a goofy hat Source: Internet

a silly idea Source: Internet

some wacky plan for selling more books Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Sills sillsallad sillsallat silly as a goose silly bean silly billy