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silliness

noun
/ˈsɪlinɪs/

Etymology

From silly + -ness.

  1. inherited from *sālīg✻
  2. inherited from sǣliġ
  3. inherited from seely
  4. formed as silliness — “silly + -ness”

Definitions

  1. That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.

    • The first time Tuvy confided his dream to his mates […] they’d howled with cruel laughter at the outrageousness of it, the silliness of it, the impossibility of it.

  2. An act that is silly

    An act that is silly; a result of being silly.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA