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1. • • silliness (n.) "foolishness, senselessness, weakness of understanding, absurd folly," c. 1600, from silly + -ness; a reformation of earlier seeliness, from Old English saelignes "happiness, (good) fortune, occurrence," which was formed from the same elements.
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   What does silliness mean?

   • silliness (n.) "foolishness, senselessness, weakness of understanding, absurd folly," c. 1600, from silly + -ness; a reformation of earlier seeliness, from Old English saelignes "happiness, (good) fortune, occurrence," which was formed from the same elements.

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   What does sillyism mean?

   • Sillyism "a silly statement or utterance" is from 1706. adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable. SILLINESS Meaning: "foolishness, senselessness, weakness of understanding, absurd folly," c. 1600, from silly + -ness; a… See origin and meaning of silliness.

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   When was silliness first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun silliness is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for silliness is from 1602, in a translation by Anthony Munday, playwright and translator. silliness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silly adj., ‑ness suffix.

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   What does silly mean in English?

   • 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. Originally, this word meant “blessed” or “fortunate.”

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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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   Do teeth mean silliness?

   • Teeth, the ammunition of the caricaturist, signify silliness. That is taking silliness to a sublime level. As the clause stands, particularly in the venture capital sector, some silliness could result. A lot of silliness is spoken in many parts of this building all through the day.

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   Oct 27, 2022 · silliness (n.)"foolishness, senselessness, weakness of understanding, absurd folly," c. 1600, from silly + -ness; a reformation of earlier seeliness, from Old English saelignes "happiness, (good) fortune, occurrence," which was formed from the same elements.

   • 한국어 (Korean)

     silliness 뜻: 어리석음; "어리석음, 무지함, 이해력의 약함, 어리석은 어리석음"으로,...

   • Italiano (Italian)

     silliness (n.) "stupidità, insensatezza, debolezza di...

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   OED's earliest evidence for silliness is from 1602, in a translation by Anthony Munday, playwright and translator. silliness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silly adj., ‑ness suffix. See etymology.

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   Nov 28, 2016 · It is derived from the Proto-Germanic word *sēlīgaz, meaning “happy” or “blissful” and is directly cognate to the Old High German word sālig, which bore the same meaning and is the root of the Modern German word selig, which means “extremely overjoyed.”

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   The term 'silliness' finds its roots in the Old English word 'sæl,' meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate.' Over time, it evolved into 'silly,' which originally denoted a state of being blessed or fortunate.

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   Activities disrupted very passive situations, prompted people into action, into relating with each other, producing laughter, silliness and even pride. In contrast, her silliness may be how she feels in overstimulating situations and have nothing to do with euphoria.

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   silly, adj., n., & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

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   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.