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  2. (Definition of silliness from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of silliness. silliness. Activities disrupted very passive situations, prompted people into action, into relating with each other, producing laughter, silliness and even pride. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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  3. 1. a. : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment. a very silly mistake. b. : weak in intellect. acting like a silly fool. c. : playfully lighthearted and amusing. a silly sense of humor. d. : trifling, frivolous. a silly waste of time. 2. : being stunned or dazed. scared silly. knocked me silly. 3.

  4. 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.

  5. Silliness definition: the quality of lacking good sense; foolishness. See examples of SILLINESS used in a sentence.

  6. Examples of silliness. That a single letter can be used to such silliness is part of the appeal. There are no limits to the silliness that takes place when we're together! The silliness of people who say that having a child in daycare means that someone else is "raising your child" are ridiculous.

  7. It denotes behavior, actions, or ideas that are considered trivial, nonsensical, or playful in nature. Silliness often involves a disregard for conventional norms or rationality, and it can be characterized by a sense of spontaneity, absurdity, or whimsicality.

  8. Silliness Definition. (uncountable) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous. (countable) An act that is silly; a result of being silly.

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