silly
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a word used for misbehaving children
don't be a silly
Types & categories
- nipper hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
ludicrous, foolish
gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
Related & opposite
- silliness derivation
- merry andrew derivation
- cuckoo derivation
- zany derivation
- colloquialism domain usage
- foolish similar to
Sense 3 adjective
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
a dizzy blonde
Related & opposite
- giddiness derivation
- lightheadedness derivation
- frivolous similar to
Sense 4 adjective
inspiring scornful pity
how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
Related & opposite
- derision derivation
- silliness derivation
- undignified similar to
Sense 5 adjective
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
knocked silly by the impact
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
- confused similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nipper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | silliness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | merry andrew |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cuckoo |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | zany |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | foolish |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | giddiness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lightheadedness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | frivolous |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | derision |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | silliness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | undignified |
| 5 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | confused |