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   What does silly mean?

   • SILLY definition: 1. showing little thought or judgment: 2. embarrassed; afraid that people will laugh at you: 3…. Learn more.

   SILLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does'silly' mean?

   • Silly originally meant “happy,” which gives the sense of children's games or harmless jokes. Later, it came to mean “foolish”: silly ideas are looked down on because they're not very smart. Silly can also mean a state of foolishness brought on in a specific way.

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   What is the history of the word 'silly'?

   • In any case, the word silly has quite an unusual and fascinating history. Indeed, of all the words in the English language, the word silly is perhaps the word with the strangest, most convoluted history of meanings. The word silly is ultimately derived from the archaic Old English word sælig or gesælig.

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   What is the origin of the word silly?

   • The word silly did not originally refer to the absurd or ridiculous – in fact, quite the opposite. The word derives from the old English word seely, meaning happy, blissful, lucky or blessed.

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   SILLY definition: 1. showing little thought or judgment: 2. embarrassed; afraid that people will laugh at you: 3…. Learn more.

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     SILLY meaning: 1. showing little thought or judgment: 2....

   • Znaczenie Silly, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SILLY definicja: 1. showing little thought or judgment: 2....

   • Silly: Arabic Translation

     SILLY translate: سَخيف / غَبي, تافِه. Learn more in the...

   • Silly Spanish Translation

     SILLY translate: tonto, bobo, trivial, absurdo/da...

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     SILLY translate: 愚蠢的，傻的, 尷尬的;擔心被他人嘲笑的, 不重要的;不嚴肅的;不實際的. Learn...

   • Portuguese Translation

     SILLY translate: bobo, tolo, tolo, bobo/-ba, tolo/-la,...

   • Silly: Norwegian Translation

     SILLY - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...

   • Silly: Korean Translation

     SILLY translate: 어리석은, 사소한. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of SILLY is exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment. How to use silly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Silly.

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   Silly definition: weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish. See examples of SILLY used in a sentence.

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   Silly describes something that can't be taken seriously. You might not mind telling silly jokes, but you don't want to be told a project you've worked hard at is silly.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › sillySILLY - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   A complete guide to the word "SILLY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsilly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   a silly idea/question/name; That was a silly thing to do! It sounds silly, I know, but think about it. Her work is full of silly mistakes. ‘I can walk home.’ ‘Don't be silly—it's much too far!’ The answers they give are plain silly. You silly boy! it is silly to do something It would have been silly to pretend that I wasn't upset.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › sillySILLY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   C15 (in the sense: pitiable, hence the later senses: foolish): from Old English sǣlig (unattested) happy, from sǣl happiness; related to Gothic sēls good Examples of 'silly' in a sentence silly