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silliness

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sil·ly  (sl)
adj. sil·li·er, sil·li·est
1. Exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish. See Synonyms at foolish.
2. Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous: indulged in silly word play; silly pet names for each other.
3. Semiconscious; dazed: knocked silly by the impact.
[Middle English seli, silli, blessed, innocent, hapless, from Old English gesælig, blessed.]
silli·ly (sl-l) adv.
silli·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sillinesssilliness - a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
fatuity, fatuousness, absurdity
folly, foolishness, unwiseness - the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
2.silliness - an impulsive scatterbrained manner
giddiness
frivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
lightsomeness, lightness - the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
Translations
silliness [ˈsɪlɪnɪs] N (= quality) → estupidez f; (= act) → tontería f
silliness [ˈsɪlinɪs] n → bêtise f
I don't want any silliness → Et pas de bêtises.
silliness
n → Albernheit f; no silliness while we’re out, children! → macht keine Dummheiten, wenn wir nicht da sind!
silliness [ˈsɪlɪnɪs] n → stupidità
silliness [ˈsɪlɪnɪs] n → stupidità


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The hymn must therefore be later than that date, though Terpander, according to Weir Smyth (16), may have only modified the scale of the lyre; yet while the burlesque character precludes an early date, this feature is far removed, as Allen and Sikes remark, from the silliness of the "Battle of the Frogs and Mice", so that a date in the earlier part of the sixth century is most probable.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
It was the smile that did it, convicting Joan in her own eyes of the silliness of her cry and sending over her face the most amazing blush he had ever seen.
Adventure by London, Jack View in context
I could neither laugh with nor at the solemn utterances of men I esteemed ponderous asses; nor could I laugh, nor engage in my old-time lightsome persiflage, with the silly superficial chatterings of women, who, underneath all their silliness and softness, were as primitive, direct, and deadly in their pursuit of biological destiny as the monkeys women were before they shed their furry coats and replaced them with the furs of other animals.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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