| ADJECTIVE | all | silly, goofy, wacky, whacky, zany | ludicrous, foolish |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | silly, airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded | lacking seriousness | |
| all | silly, pathetic, ridiculous | inspiring scornful pity | |
| all | silly, punch-drunk, slaphappy | dazed from or as if from repeated blows | |
| NOUN | person | silly | a word used for misbehaving children |
| Sounds | sih'liy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Ludicrous, foolish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a silly idea" | |
| Synonyms | goofy, wacky, whacky, zany | |
| Broader | foolish | Devoid of good sense or judgment |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | estrafalario, tonto | |
| Nouns | silliness | a ludicrous folly |
| Meaning | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "silly giggles" | |
| Synonyms | airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded | |
| Broader | frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
| Spanish | alocado, atolondrado, casquivano, informal, tonto | |
| Catalan | eixalabrat, esbojarrat, informal, ximple | |
| Nouns | silliness | an impulsive scatterbrained / scatterbrained manner |
| Meaning | inspiring scornful pity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett | |
| Synonyms | pathetic, ridiculous | |
| Broader | undignified | lacking dignity |
| Spanish | patético, ridículo, tonto | |
| Catalan | ridícul | |
| Nouns | silliness | a ludicrous folly |
| Meaning | dazed from or as if from repeated blows. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "knocked silly by the impact" | |
| Synonyms | punch-drunk, slaphappy | |
| Broader | confused | mentally confused / confused |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | atontado, aturdido, grogui | |
| Catalan | atordit, atuït, estamordit | |
| Meaning | A word used for misbehaving children. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "don't be a silly" | |
| Broader | child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling | A young person of either sex |
| Spanish | bobo, tonto | |
| Catalan | babau, beneit, ruc, ximplet | |
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