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  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[=i]g, Icel. s?l, Sw. s["a]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.
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     2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] ``This silly,
        innocent Custance.'' --Chaucer.
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              The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser.
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              A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
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     3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]
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              After long storms . . .
              With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser.
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              The silly buckets on the deck.        --Coleridge.
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     4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]
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              A fourth man, in a sillyhabit.        --Shak.
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              All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
                                                    --Milton.
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     5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind;
        foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
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     6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment;
        characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd;
        stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
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     Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise;
          indiscreet. See Simple.
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  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[=i]g, Icel. s?l, Sw. s["a]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.
  
     2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] ``This silly,
        innocent Custance.'' --Chaucer.
  
              The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser.
  
              A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
  
     3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]
  
              After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was
              tossed sore.                          --Spenser.
  
              The silly buckets on the deck.        --Coleridge.
  
     4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]
  
              A fourth man, in a sillyhabit.        --Shak.
  
              All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind;
        foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
  
     6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment;
        characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd;
        stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
  
     Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise;
          indiscreet. See Simple.

  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]

  silly
     Αγγλικά a.
     ανόητος
     Αγγλικά adv.
     (ετ προφορικό en) ανόητα, χαζά

  silly
     a.
     laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
     adv.
     (lb en now regional or colloquial) sillily: in a silly manner.
     n.
     1 (lb en colloquial) A silly person.
     2 (lb en affectionate gently pejorative) ''A term of address''.
     3 (lb en colloquial) A mistake.

  silly
     a.
     laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
     adv.
     (lb en now regional or colloquial) sillily: in a silly manner.
     n.
     1 (lb en colloquial) A silly person.
     2 (lb en affectionate gently pejorative) ''A term of address''.
     3 (lb en colloquial) A mistake.

  silly
     a.
     laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
     adv.
     (lb en now regional or colloquial) sillily: in a silly manner.
     n.
     1 (lb en colloquial) A silly person.
     2 (lb en affectionate gently pejorative) ''A term of address''.
     3 (lb en colloquial) A mistake.

  silly
     a.
     laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
     adv.
     (lb en now regional or colloquial) sillily: in a silly manner.
     n.
     1 (lb en colloquial) A silly person.
     2 (lb en affectionate gently pejorative) ''A term of address''.
     3 (lb en colloquial) A mistake.

  silly
     Englanti a.
     typerä, höpsö, hölmö, yksinkertainen, ajattelematon

  silly
     Engelska a.
     tramsig, fånig; lättlurad; tokig

  Silly /sˈɪli/
  سخيف

  silly //ˈsɪli// 
  1. глу́пав, тъп
  foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom
  2. игрив
  playful, giggly

  silly //ˈsɪli// 
  щурчо
  silly person

  silly /sˈɪli/
  pitomý

  silly /sˈɪli/
  blbý

  silly /sˈɪli/
  hloupý

  silly /sˈɪli/
  směšný

  silly /sˈɪli/ 
  pošetilý

  silly /sˈɪli/ 
  bláhový

  silly /sˈɪli/
  hlupáček

  silly /sˈɪli/
  Dummer , Dummerchen , Dummchen  [ugs.]
        "He's no silly-billy / dummy."  - Er ist nicht dumm.
        "Don't be a silly!"  - Sei kein Dummchen!
     Synonyms: silly-billy, dummy
  

  silly /sˈɪli/
  albern, blöd, dümmlich, quatschig [Dt.] , schräg 
           Note: Person und Sache
     Synonyms: foolish, dippy, daft, daffy, goofy
  

  silly /sˈɪli/
  dumm, dämlich [Dt.]  [Schw.] , dusselig [Dt.]  [Schw.] , dusslig [Norddt.] , doof [Norddt.]  [Mitteldt.] , blöde [Norddt.]  [Mitteldt.] , deppert [Bayr.]  [Ös.]  [ugs.] , töricht [geh.] , beknackt  [Dt.]  [ugs.]
           Note: Person
     Synonyms: stupid, foolish, dumb, dopey, doltish, air-headed, gormless, dull
  
   see: sillier, more stupid, more foolish, dumber, more dopey, doltisher, more gormless, duller, silliest, most stupid, most foolish, dumbest, most dopey, doltishest, most gormless, dullest, as thick as they come, thick as a plank, thick as two (short) planks, be (as) thick as two short planks, play dumb, act dumb, Silly me! I've locked myself out of the car.
  

  silly /sˈɪli/
  dumm, dämlich, blöd, stupid  [geh.]
           Note: Sache
        "silly mistakes."  - dumme Fehler
     Synonyms: stupid, asinine, fatuous
  
   see: asinine comments, fatuous comments
  

  silly /sˈɪli/
  läppisch 

  silly /sˈɪli/
  närrisch 
     Synonyms: crazy, mad, scatterbrained
  
   see: silly season
  

  silly /sˈɪli/ 
  quatschig  [ugs.]  [selten]
     Synonym: goofy
  

  silly /sˈɪli/
  
  ανόητος, χαζός

  silly //ˈsɪli// 
  1. hölmö, typerä
  foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom
  2. ajattelematon, hölmö, typerä, vastuuton
  irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors
  3. hölmö, yksinkertainen
  pejorative: simple, not intelligent, unrefined
  4. hassu
  playful, giggly
  5. sekava
  semiconscious

  silly /sˈɪli/ 
  1. अल्पबुद्दि
        "I was rather silly to let the strangers in who robbed me."
        "Stop playing silly games, you are old enough to be serious."

  silly /sˈɪli/
  besmislen, blesav, budala, budalast, glup, lud, slabouman

  silly /sˈɪli/
  1. hülye
  2. gyengeelméjû
  3. szenilis
  4. meggondolatlan
  5. jámbor
  6. kelekótya személy
  7. hülye alak
  8. kótyagos
  9. naiv
  10. bolondos személy
  11. elhamarkodott
  12. csacska
  13. mesterkéletlen
  14. ostoba személy
  15. kábult
  16. ostoba
  17. esztelen
  18. egyszerû
  19. bódult
  20. buta
  21. együgyü

  silly //ˈsɪli// 
  1. dungu, tolol
  2. bodoh, konyol
  foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom

  silly //ˈsɪli// 
  1. 馬鹿, 他愛ない, 馬鹿げた
  foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom
  2. 阿呆, 馬鹿
  irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors
  3. 馬鹿, 愚鈍, 阿呆
  pejorative: simple, not intelligent, unrefined
  4. つまらない
  playful, giggly

  silly /'sılı/
  1. paikas, kvailas, kvailokas, nerimtas, neprotingas
  2. (šnek.) apkvaišęs, apdujęs (nuo smūgio ir pan.)
  3. (ret.) silpnaprotis

  silly //ˈsɪli// 
  fjollete, tullete
  irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors

  silly /ˈsɪlɪ/ 
    głupiutki, głupi

  silly /sˈɪli/ 
  1. bobo, idiota, imbecil
  2. absurdo, ridículo

  silly //ˈsɪli// 
  fnittrig, lekfull
  playful, giggly

  silly /sˈɪli/
  1. sersem, şaşkın, budala, akılsız
  2. divane, ahmak
  3. ahmakça, gülünç
  4. sersemlik kabilinden
  5. budalaca, saçma. sillily  ahmakça. silliness  ahmaklık
  6. saçmalık.

  Silly /sii/
  Opzullik

  
/ˈsɪɫi/

  154 Moby Thesaurus words for "silly":
     Pickwickian, absurd, airy, apish, asinine, balmy, batty, bedazzled,
     befooled, beguiled, benumbed, besotted, blockhead, bonehead, booby,
     brainless, buffoonish, catchpenny, childish, clod, clot, cockeyed,
     crazy, credulous, daffy, daft, daze, dazed, dazzled, dippy, dizzy,
     dolt, dope, dopey, doting, drip, dumb, dummy, dunce, empty,
     empty-headed, fatuitous, fatuous, featherbrained, flaky, flighty,
     flimsy, fond, fool, foolhardy, foolheaded, foolish, fribble,
     fribbling, frivolous, frothy, fuddled, futile, gaga, giddy, goofy,
     goose, groggy, gulled, harebrained, idiot, idiotic, idle,
     ignoramus, ignorant, illogical, imbecile, imbecilic, in a daze,
     inane, inept, infatuated, insane, irrational, irresponsible,
     jackass, jerk, knocked silly, kooky, laughable, light,
     light-headed, loony, ludicrous, mad, maudlin, mazed, moronic,
     muzzy, nerd, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, nitwitted, nonsensical,
     nugacious, nugatory, numskull, nutty, off, otiose, pointless,
     poppycockish, preposterous, puerile, punch-drunk, punchy,
     rattlebrained, ridiculous, risible, rubbishy, sappy,
     scatterbrained, screwy, senseless, sentimental, shallow,
     silly Billy, silly ass, simpleton, skimble-skamble, slaphappy,
     slender, slight, stunned, stupefied, stupid, superficial,
     thoughtless, trashy, trifling, trite, trivial, twaddling, twaddly,
     twit, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, unwitty, vacuous, vain,
     vapid, wacky, weak-minded, wet, windy, witless, woozy
  
  

  a. 愚蠢的,糊涂的;

     a. 愚蠢的,糊涂的