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   silly

   /ˈsɪli/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish: "another of his silly jokes" Similar foolishstupidunintelligentidioticbrainlessmindlesswitlessimbecilicimbeciledoltishimprudentthoughtlessrashrecklessfoolhardyirresponsiblemaderraticunstablescatterbrainedfeather-brainedflightyfrivolousgiddyfatuousinaneimmaturechildishpuerilehalf-bakedempty-headedhalf-wittedslow-wittedweak-mindedinformal:crazyloopyscrewysoftbrain-deadcretinousthickthickheadedbirdbrainedpea-brainedpinheadeddopeydimdim-witteddippypie-facedfat-headedblockheadedboneheadedlamebrainedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedmuttonheadeddamfooldaftdottyscattydivvydappyglaikitdumb-asschowderheadeddofdotishdated:tomfoolunwiseimprudentthoughtlessfoolishstupididioticsenselessmindlessfatuousrashrecklessfoolhardyirresponsibleinadvisableinjudiciousill-consideredmisguidedinappropriateillogicalirrationalunreasonablehare-brainedabsurdridiculousludicrouslaughablerisiblefarcicalpreposterousasinineinformal:crazydaftOpposite sensiblerationalsensiblerational
   • ▪ ridiculously trivial or frivolous: "he would brood about silly things" Similar trivialtriflingfrivolousfootlingpettynigglingsmallslightminorinsignificantunimportantinconsequentialof little accountinformal:pifflingpiddlingsmall-boreOpposite important
   • ▪ used to convey that an activity or process has been engaged in to such a degree that someone is no longer capable of thinking or acting sensibly: "he often drank himself silly" Similar senselessinsensibleunconsciousstupiddopeyinto a stuporinto oblivioninto senselessnessinto a dazenumbdazedstunnedstupefiedgroggymuzzy
   • 2. helpless; defenceless (typically used of a woman, child, or animal). archaic
   • 3. denoting fielding positions very close to the batter: "silly mid-on"

   noun

   • 1. a foolish person (often used as a form of address): informal "come on, silly"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving of pity or sympathy’): alteration of dialect seely ‘happy’, later ‘innocent, feeble’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘luck, happiness’. The sense ‘foolish’ developed via the stages ‘feeble’ and ‘unsophisticated, ignorant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sillily adverb

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   What does it mean if a project is silly?

   • Silly describes something that can't be taken seriously. You might not mind telling silly jokes, but you don't want to be told a project you've worked hard at is silly. Silly originally meant “happy,” which gives the sense of children's games or harmless jokes.

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   What does silly mean?

   • SILLY definition: 1. showing little thought or judgment: 2. embarrassed; afraid that people will laugh at you: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does'silly' mean?

   • Silly originally meant “happy,” which gives the sense of children's games or harmless jokes. Later, it came to mean “foolish”: silly ideas are looked down on because they're not very smart. Silly can also mean a state of foolishness brought on in a specific way.

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   What is the history of the word 'silly'?

   • In any case, the word silly has quite an unusual and fascinating history. Indeed, of all the words in the English language, the word silly is perhaps the word with the strangest, most convoluted history of meanings. The word silly is ultimately derived from the archaic Old English word sælig or gesælig.

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   What is the origin of the word silly?

   • The word silly did not originally refer to the absurd or ridiculous – in fact, quite the opposite. The word derives from the old English word seely, meaning happy, blissful, lucky or blessed.

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   What is the difference between silly and fatuous?

   • silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. Adjective I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes.

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