3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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[imac]g, Icel. s?l, Sw. s[aum]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. [1913 Webster] 2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] "This silly, innocent Custance." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] 3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] The silly buckets on the deck. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman. [1913 Webster] 6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question. [1913 Webster] Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise; indiscreet. See {Simple}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: silly adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}] 2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}] 3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic}, {ridiculous}] 4: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {slaphappy}] n : a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" [also: {silliest}, {sillier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: silliest See {silly}
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