silly

sil|ly1 [ `sıli ] adjective **

▸ 1 not intelligent

▸ 2 not serious/important

▸ 3 inappropriate

▸ 4 not deserving respect

▸ 5 unable to be sensible

1. ) showing that you are not intelligent, not serious, not thinking carefully, etc.:

a silly mistake

It sounds a bit silly to me.

2. ) not serious, important, or practical:

Don't get upset over silly things that people say.

They made us sit on these silly little chairs.

3. ) inappropriate and annoying, especially because it makes you seem stupid or like a child:

a silly game

a silly hat

Stop acting silly!

4. ) used for saying you think something or someone is not sensible or does not deserve any respect:

You silly boy, you put your shirt on backward.

I look pretty silly in this dress.

5. ) in a state when you are not able to do anything sensible:

Morris laughed himself silly.

She was scared silly.

╾ sil|li|ness noun uncount

silly

sil|ly 2 [ `sıli ] noun count

1. ) used for telling someone, especially a child, that you think their behavior is stupid or annoying:

Listen, silly, we have to leave now.

2. ) a joke