silly
[ sil-ee ]
/ ˈsɪl i /
adjective, sil·li·er, sil·li·est.
noun, plural sil·lies.
Informal.
a silly or foolish person: Don't be such a silly.
Origin of silly
1375–1425; earlier
sylie,
sillie foolish, feeble-minded, simple, pitiful; late Middle English
syly, variant of
sely
seely
SYNONYMS FOR silly
2 inane, asinine, nonsensical, preposterous.
OTHER WORDS FROM silly
sil·li·ly, adverb sil·li·ness, noun un·sil·ly, adjectiveWords nearby silly
sillery,
silliman,
sillimanite,
sillitoe,
sills,
silly,
silly billy,
silly putty,
silly season,
silly-sider,
sillyweed
Example sentences from the Web for silliness
British Dictionary definitions for silliness
silly
/ (ˈsɪlɪ) /
adjective -lier or -liest
noun
(modifier) cricket
(of a fielding position) near the batsman's wicket
silly mid-on
Also called: silly-billy plural -lies informal
a foolish person
Derived forms of silly
silliness, nounWord Origin for silly
C15 (in the sense: pitiable, hence the later senses: foolish): from Old English
sǣlig (unattested) happy, from
sǣl happiness; related to Gothic
sēls good