silly

silly
1. adjective
1)

don't be so silly

Syn:
foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, doltish; imprudent, thoughtless, rash, reckless, foolhardy, irresponsible; mad, scatterbrained, featherbrained; frivolous, giddy, inane, immature, childish, puerile, empty-headed; informal crazy, dotty, scatty, loopy, wingy, ditzy, screwy, thick, thickheaded, birdbrained, pea-brained, dopey, dim, dimwitted, halfwitted, dippy, blockheaded, boneheaded, lamebrained; daft, chowderheaded; dated tomfool
Ant:
sensible
2)

that was a silly thing to do

Syn:
unwise, imprudent, thoughtless, foolish, stupid, idiotic, senseless, mindless; rash, reckless, foolhardy, irresponsible, injudicious, misguided, irrational; informal crazy; daft
Ant:
sensible
3)

he would brood about silly things

Syn:
trivial, trifling, frivolous, footling, petty, small, insignificant, unimportant; informal piffling, piddling, small-bore
Ant:
important
4)

he drank himself silly

Syn:
senseless, insensible, unconscious, stupid, into a stupor, into senselessness, stupefied
2. noun, informal

you're such a silly!

See fool 1. 1)


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  • Silly — Datos generales Origen Berlín Este (RDA) Información artística …   Wikipedia Español

  • Silly — Sil ly, a. [Compar. {Sillier}; superl. {Silliest}.] [OE. seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l, good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. s[=a]l[=i]g, Icel …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — O.E. gesælig happy (related to sæl happiness ), from W.Gmc. *sæligas (Cf. O.N. sæll happy, Goth. sels good, kindhearted, O.S. salig, M.Du. salich, O.H.G. salig, Ger. selig blessed, happy, blissful ), from PIE root …   Etymology dictionary

  • Silly — Silly, in addition to its dictionary definitions, may refer to: * Silly, Belgium, a town in Belgium * Silly (band), an East German rock group from the 1970s …   Wikipedia

  • Silly — Le nom est surtout porté dans l Eure et Loir. Il désigne celui qui est originaire de Silly (ou Sillé), nom de plusieurs communes et de divers hameaux. Dans cette région, on pensera notamment à la commune de Silly en Gouffern (61). Sens probable… …   Noms de famille

  • silly — ► ADJECTIVE (sillier, silliest) 1) lacking in common sense or judgement; foolish. 2) trivial or frivolous. 3) Cricket denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman: silly mid on. ► NOUN (pl. sillies) informal ▪ …   English terms dictionary

  • Silly — Silly, Dorf im Arrondissement Soignies der belgischen Provinz Hennegau; 2600 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • silly — index fatuous, frivolous, inept (inappropriate), ludicrous, puerile, superficial, vacuous Burton s Legal …   Law dictionary

  • silly — 1 *simple, foolish, fatuous, asinine Analogous words: *irrational, unreasonable: *stupid, slow, dull, dense, crass, dumb: vacuous, *empty 2 *foolish, absurd, preposterous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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