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Webster 1913 Edition

Silliness

Sil′li-ness

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Noun.

The quality or state of being silly.

Webster 1828 Edition

Silliness

SIL'LINESS

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Noun.

Weakness of understanding; want of sound sense or judgment ; simplicity; harmless folly.

Definition 2024

silliness

silliness

English

Noun

silliness ‎(countable and uncountable, plural sillinesses)

(uncountable) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.
(countable) An act that is silly; a result of being silly.

Translations

that which is perceived as silly or frivolous

Catalan: ximpleria f
French: bêtise (fr) f, stupidité (fr) f
Irish: aerthacht f, breallaireacht f, breallántacht f, brealsúnacht f, bundúnacht f, diúide f, dreolánacht f, éagantacht f, gamalacht f, gogaideacht f, guanacht f, leamhas m, leimhe f, málóideacht f, óinsiúlacht f, pleotaíocht f

Italian: stupidità (it) f
Latvian: muļķība f, dumjība (lv) f
Manx: meecheeall f, meecheeallid m
Scottish Gaelic: amaideas m
Swedish: larv (sv) n, dumhet (sv) c, fånighet c