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Definition silly
Etymology
From Middle English seely, s?l? (“blessed; good; innocent; weak; guileless; pitiful; lowly; punctual”), from Old English s?li?, ?es?li? (“blessed; fortunate”), from Proto-Germanic *s?l?gaz (“blissful, happy”), from *s?liz (“happy, fortunate”), equivalent to seel (“happiness, bliss”) + -y. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *s?lh?- (“mercy, comfort”). *Cognate with German selig, Old Norse sáligr.
Adjective
silly (comparative sillier, superlative silliest)
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- (chiefly Scotland, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:
- Good; pious.
- Holy.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (now rural Britain, rare) Simple, plain, particularly:
- Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
Adverb
silly (comparative sillier, superlative silliest)
- (now regional or colloquial) Sillily: in a silly manner.
Noun
silly (plural sillies)
- (colloquial) A silly person.
- (affectionate, gently derogatory) A term of address.
- (colloquial) A mistake.
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