silly adj
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silly — [adj] absurd, giddy, foolish asinine, balmy, brainless, childish, crazy, dippy*, dizzy*, empty, empty headed*, fatuous, featherbrained*, flighty, foolhardy, frivolous, harebrained*, idiotic, ignorant, illogical, immature, imprudent, inane,… … New thesaurus
silly — adj. 1) silly about 2) silly to + inf. (it was silly of her to say that) 3) (misc.) to make smb. look silly * * * [ sɪlɪ] (misc.) to make smb. look silly silly about silly to + inf. (it was silly of her to say that) … Combinatory dictionary
silly — [sil′ē] adj. sillier, silliest [ME seli, sili (with shortened vowel), good, blessed, innocent < OE sælig, happy, prosperous, blessed (akin to Ger selig, blessed) < sæl, happiness < IE base * sel , favorable, in good spirits (> Gr… … English World dictionary
silly — adj. & n. adj. (sillier, silliest) 1 lacking sense; foolish, imprudent, unwise. 2 weak minded. 3 Cricket (of a fielder or position) very close to the batsman (silly mid off). 4 archaic innocent, simple, helpless. n. (pl. ies) colloq. a foolish… … Useful english dictionary
silly — adj. Silly is used with these nouns: ↑argument, ↑crush, ↑fool, ↑game, ↑grin, ↑hat, ↑joke, ↑notion, ↑question, ↑remark, ↑season, ↑thing, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
silly — adj 1. absurd, inane, pointless, fatuous; foolish, Inf. damfool, Inf. damfoolish, senseless, nonsensical, Scot, and North Eng. glaikit, tomfoolish, Sl. cockeyed; poppycockish, Sl. cockamamie, amphigoric; ridiculous, derisible, risible, laughable … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
silly — adj. RG. 428. Literally, happy, then innocent, foolish, from AS. sǽlig … Oldest English Words
silly — [[t]sɪ̱li[/t]] sillier, silliest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is silly, you mean that they are foolish, childish, or ridiculous. My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this... You silly boy; why did you… … English dictionary
silly — sillily, adv. silliness, n. /sil ee/, adj., sillier, silliest, n., pl. sillies. adj. 1. weak minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer. 2. absurd; ridiculous; irrational: a silly idea. 3. stunned; dazed: He knocked me silly … Universalium
silly — sil|ly1 S3 [ˈsıli] adj comparative sillier superlative silliest [: Old English; Origin: sAlig happy ] 1.) not sensible, or showing bad judgment ▪ Stop asking silly questions. ▪ You made a lot of silly mistakes . ▪ I left my keys at home, which… … Dictionary of contemporary English
