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silly /ˈsɪli/ /ˈsɪli/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/s/sil/silly/silly__us_2.mp3 silly(adjective)/ˈsɪli/ /ˈsɪli/showing a lack of thought, understanding, or judgementSYNONYM foolishhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foolisha silly idea/question/nameThat was a silly thing to do!It sounds silly, I know, but think about it.Her work is full of silly mistakes.‘I can walk home.’ ‘Don't be silly—it's much too far!’The answers they give are plain silly.You silly boy!It would have been silly to pretend that I wasn't upset.It would be silly of me to say no.How silly of me to expect them to help!stupid or embarrassing, especially in a way that is more typical of a child than an adultSYNONYM ridiculoushttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ridiculousa silly sense of humoura silly gameHe would never dance in case he looked silly.I feel silly in these clothes.She had a silly grin on her face.This is getting silly! I think we had all better calm down.not practical or seriousWe had to wear these silly little hats.Why worry about a silly thing like that?extremely boredI remember being bored stiff during my entire time at school.She enjoys it. Everyone else is bored silly.He walked along, bored out of his mind.She was alone all day and bored to death.Extra ExamplesYou must be bored stiff stuck at home all day.Personally, I was bored to death.to drink, laugh, shout, etc. so much that you cannot behave in a sensible waynot to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat somebodyDon't play silly games with me; I know you did it.to behave in a stupid and annoying wayStop playing silly buggers and give me a hand with this!Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving of pity or sympathy’): alteration of dialect seely ‘happy’, later ‘innocent, feeble’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘luck, happiness’. The sense ‘foolish’ developed via the stages ‘feeble’ and ‘unsophisticated, ignorant’.

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(adjective) a silly idea/question/namethat was a silly thing to do!it sounds silly, i know, but think about it.her work is full of silly mistakes. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=silly This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	silly
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	/ˈsɪli/ /ˈsɪli/
Example	a silly idea/question/name that was a silly thing to do! it sounds silly, i know, but think about it. her work is full of silly mistakes.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/s/sil/silly/silly__us_2.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=silly
Content	silly (adjective)/ˈsɪli/ /ˈsɪli/ showing a lack of thought, understanding, or judgement SYNONYM foolish https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foolish a silly idea/question/name That was a silly thing to do! It sounds silly, I know, but think about it. Her work is full of silly mistakes. ‘I can walk home.’ ‘Don't be silly—it's much too far!’ The answers they give are plain silly. You silly boy! It would have been silly to pretend that I wasn't upset. It would be silly of me to say no. How silly of me to expect them to help! stupid or embarrassing, especially in a way that is more typical of a child than an adult SYNONYM ridiculous https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ridiculous a silly sense of humour a silly game He would never dance in case he looked silly. I feel silly in these clothes. She had a silly grin on her face. This is getting silly! I think we had all better calm down. not practical or serious We had to wear these silly little hats. Why worry about a silly thing like that? extremely bored I remember being bored stiff during my entire time at school. She enjoys it. Everyone else is bored silly. He walked along, bored out of his mind. She was alone all day and bored to death. Extra Examples You must be bored stiff stuck at home all day. Personally, I was bored to death. to drink, laugh, shout, etc. so much that you cannot behave in a sensible way not to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat somebody Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it. to behave in a stupid and annoying way Stop playing silly buggers and give me a hand with this! Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving of pity or sympathy’): alteration of dialect seely ‘happy’, later ‘innocent, feeble’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘luck, happiness’. The sense ‘foolish’ developed via the stages ‘feeble’ and ‘unsophisticated, ignorant’.
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Silly I Bored ˈsɪli Thing Sense Adjective Idea/Question/Name

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