Silly word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "silly" word

[noun] a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"
[adjective] (informal) dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"
[adjective] inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
[adjective] lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
[adjective] (informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

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\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. s?l, Sw. s["a]ll, Dan. salig, Goth. s?ls good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire, Gr. ???, Skr. sarva. Cf. {Seel}, n.] 1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] ``This silly, innocent Custance.'' --Chaucer. The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser. A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.] After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser. The silly buckets on the deck. --Coleridge. 4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.] A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. --Shak. All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep. --Milton. 5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman. 6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question. Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise; indiscreet. See {Simple}.

Synonyms for silly

airheaded, cockamamie, cockamamy, confused, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, fool(a), foolish, frivolous, giddy, goofy, lightheaded, light-headed, pathetic, punch-drunk, ridiculous, sappy, slaphappy, undignified, unreasonable, wacky, whacky, zany

The fun area, different aproach to word »silly«

Let's analyse "silly" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YLLIS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ... .. .-.. .-.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: silly: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 (or 7 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: silly: 1 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 7 = 23, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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