“how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years”
adjective
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
“knocked silly by the impact”
Word Forms
goof
noun
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
silliness
noun
a ludicrous folly
zany
noun
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
giddiness
noun
an impulsive scatterbrained manner
lightheadedness
noun
a frivolous lack of prudence
ridicule
noun
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
dumm
ein Wort, das für sich schlecht benehmende Kinder verwendet wird
🇫🇷French
idiot
un mot utilisé pour désigner les enfants qui se conduisent mal
🇪🇸Spanish
tonto
una palabra usada para niños que se portan mal
🇮🇹Italian
sciocco
una parola usata per indicare i bambini che si comportano male
🇳🇱Dutch
gek
een woord dat wordt gebruikt voor zich misdragende kinderen
🇵🇹Portuguese
bobagem
uma palavra usada para crianças malcomportadas
🇷🇺Russian
глупый
слово, используемое для обозначения плохого поведения детей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नासमझ
दुर्व्यवहार करने वाले बच्चों के लिए प्रयुक्त एक शब्द
🇧🇩Bengali
নির্বোধ
শিশুদের খারাপ ব্যবহার করার জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি শব্দ
🇮🇳Tamil
முட்டாள்தனமான
குழந்தைகளை தவறாக நடத்துவதற்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படும் சொல்
🇮🇳Telugu
వెర్రి
తప్పుగా ప్రవర్తించే పిల్లల కోసం ఉపయోగించే పదం
🇮🇳Marathi
मूर्ख
मुलांशी गैरवर्तन करण्यासाठी वापरलेला शब्द
🇮🇳Gujarati
મૂર્ખ
બાળકો સાથે દુર્વ્યવહાર કરવા માટે વપરાતો શબ્દ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಿಲ್ಲಿ
ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಬಳಸುವ ಪದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിഡ്ഢിത്തം
കുട്ടികളോട് മോശമായി പെരുമാറാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വാക്ക്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੂਰਖ
ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਦੁਰਵਿਹਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
پاگل
بچوں کے ساتھ بدسلوکی کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا لفظ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
愚蠢的
用于形容行为不端的孩子的一个词
🇯🇵Japanese
馬鹿な
行儀の悪い子供に対して使われる言葉
🇰🇷Korean
바보 같은
버릇없는 아이들에게 사용되는 단어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngớ ngẩn
một từ dùng để chỉ những đứa trẻ có hành vi không đúng mực
🇹🇭Thai
โง่
เป็นคำที่ใช้เรียกเด็กประพฤติไม่ดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
konyol
sebuah kata yang digunakan untuk anak-anak yang nakal
🇵🇭Filipino
hangal
isang salitang ginagamit para sa maling pag-uugali ng mga bata
🇲🇾Malay
mengarut
perkataan yang digunakan untuk salah laku kanak-kanak
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سخيف
كلمة تستخدم لسوء سلوك الأطفال
🇮🇷Persian
احمقانه
کلمه ای که برای بدرفتاری کودکان استفاده می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
şapşal
çocuklara yaramazlık yapmak için kullanılan bir kelime
🇮🇱Hebrew
טִפּשִׁי
מילה המשמשת להתנהגות לא נכונה של ילדים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'silly'?
The primary meaning of 'silly' is 'a word used for misbehaving children'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'silly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'silly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'silly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'silly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'silly' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'silly' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'silly' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'silly' in regular conversations?
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Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
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Would you classify 'silly' as formal, casual, or slang?
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