silliness
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sil·ly
(sĭl′ē)adj. sil·li·er, sil·li·est
1. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common 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.]
sil′li·ly (sĭl′ə-lē) adv.
sil′li·ness n.
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2. | silliness - an impulsive scatterbrained manner frivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible lightsomeness, lightness - the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous |
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silliness
nounFoolish behavior:
absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, tomfoolery, zaniness.
Informal: craziness.
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Translations
سَخافَه، حَماقَه
hloupost
fjolleritåbelighed
heimska
aptallıksaçmalık
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silliness
n → Albernheit f; no silliness while we’re out, children! → macht keine Dummheiten, wenn wir nicht da sind!
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silly
(ˈsili) adjective foolish; not sensible. Don't be so silly!; silly children.
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