silly
n.
stupid person, foolish person; word used for children who behave improperly
adj.
stupid, foolish; nonsensical, frivolous; trivial; shocked, stunned, dazed (Informal)
Silly
silly
Noun
1. a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"
(hypernym) child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
Adjective
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"
(synonym) cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, wacky, whacky, zany, unreasonable
(similar) foolish
(classification) colloquialism
2. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
(synonym) airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded
(similar) frivolous
3. inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
(synonym) pathetic, ridiculous
(similar) undignified
4. dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"
(synonym) punch-drunk, slaphappy
(similar) confused
(classification) colloquialism
Silly
(n.)
Weak; helpless; frail.
(n.)
Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
(n.)
Rustic; plain; simple; humble.
(n.)
Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
(n.)
Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.
(n.)
Happy; fortunate; blessed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Covering one's eyes with a leaf.
Used to describe a person whose eyes are shaded with something trivial, so that he cannot see the far more important things around himself. Seeing no further than one's nose.