Silly
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
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Senses 1, 2 and 3.
silly
- foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom.
- I made a very silly mistake.
- irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.
- What a silly kid, he's always getting in trouble.
- playful, giggly.
- The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.
- half-conscious.
- The impact of the ball knocked him silly.
- (cricket) of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short
- (pejorative) simple, not intelligent, refined.
- John was prosperous and his helpless, silly father could be of no use to him.
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Translations
- Chinese: 愚蠢的, 糊塗的, 無聊的
- German: albern
- Dutch: dom, ondoordacht, onzinnig
- Esperanto: sensenca, stulteta
- Finnish: hölmö (1), pöhkö (1), pölkkypää (1), taulapää (1), tollo (1), hassu (3)
- French: idiot, imbécile, bête, ridicule
- Indonesian: tolol, dungu
- Interlingua: folle
- Japanese: あほ (aho), 馬鹿 (ばか, baka)
- Spanish: Rocky & Boarwinkle -a, necio, bobo, simple, absurdo, insensato
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