1sil·ly 
/ˈsɪli/ adjective
sil·li·er; sil·li·est /ˈsɪli/ adjective [also more silly; most silly] 1 : having or showing a lack of thought, understanding, or good judgment : foolish or stupid
▪ I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes. ▪ The idea does seem a bit silly. ▪ That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. ▪ You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do! ▪ Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again. ▪ Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer. ▪ He looks silly [=ridiculous] wearing that huge floppy hat. ▪ “I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.” 2 : not practical or sensible
▪ What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry. 3 a : not serious, meaningful, or important
▪ I'm tired of watching silly movies. ▪ The book was a silly waste of time.
b : playful and funny
▪ I like a man who can be silly without being immature. ▪ He made a silly face. ▪ He has a silly sense of humor. 4 not used before a noun : in a condition in which you are unable to think clearly
▪ The ball hit him in the head and knocked him silly. ▪ He was beaten silly by thugs. ▪ They drank themselves silly. [=they got extremely drunk]
▪ I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes. ▪ The idea does seem a bit silly. ▪ That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. ▪ You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do! ▪ Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again. ▪ Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer. ▪ He looks silly [=ridiculous] wearing that huge floppy hat. ▪ “I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.”
▪ What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry.
▪ I'm tired of watching silly movies. ▪ The book was a silly waste of time.
b : playful and funny
▪ I like a man who can be silly without being immature. ▪ He made a silly face. ▪ He has a silly sense of humor.
▪ The ball hit him in the head and knocked him silly. ▪ He was beaten silly by thugs. ▪ They drank themselves silly. [=they got extremely drunk]
— sil·li·ness /ˈsɪlinəs/ noun [noncount]
▪ the silliness of the whole idea
/ˈsɪlinəs/ noun [noncount] ▪ the silliness of the whole idea
