Definitions for silly

Definitions for (noun) silly

Main entry: silly

Definition: a word used for misbehaving children

Usage: don't be a silly


Definitions for (adj) silly

Main entry: slaphappy, silly, punch-drunk

Definition: dazed from or as if from repeated blows

Usage: knocked silly by the impact; slaphappy with exhaustion


Main entry: ridiculous, pathetic, silly

Definition: inspiring scornful pity

Usage: how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett


Main entry: empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, dizzy, silly, airheaded

Definition: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

Usage: a dizzy blonde; light-headed teenagers; silly giggles


Main entry: wacky, whacky, zany, goofy, cockamamie, cockamamy, sappy, silly

Definition: ludicrous, foolish

Usage: gave me a cockamamie reason for not going; wore a goofy hat; a silly idea; some wacky plan for selling more books


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