Definitions for silly

silly sil·ly

Spelling: [sil-ee]
IPA: /ˈsɪl i/

Silly is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 35 anagrams from letters in silly (illsy).

Definitions for silly

noun

  1. Informal. a silly or foolish person:

adjective

  1. weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish:
  2. absurd; ridiculous; irrational:
  3. stunned; dazed:
  4. Cricket. (of a fielder or the fielder's playing position) extremely close to the batsman's wicket:
  5. Archaic. rustic; plain; homely.
  6. Archaic. weak; helpless.
  7. Obsolete. lowly in rank or state; humble.

Origin of silly

1375-1425; earlier sylie, sillie foolish, feeble-minded, simple, pitiful; late Middle English syly, variant of sely seely

Examples for silly

It is little use telling one's self that one's fear is silly.

The other one is silly and perhaps because of that even more cringe-worthy.

It is loathed by some critics who find it patronizing, silly, and superficial.

If he comes wooing again, I shall not be so silly as I was the last time.

The 1996 filing (which you can check out here) was, naturally, as silly and frivolous as the boycott push that came before it.

How silly of you, Toinette, to be so afflicted at his death.

But how should I know he would care to hear about a lot of silly Mammoths.

Very odd, he thought; what had the silly Indians been up to now?

Few questions, no matter how fun and silly, go by without circling back to their accomplishments or future projects.

It was sexy, silly, and—in those relatively modest times—sensational.

Word Value for silly
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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