Silly I ˈsɪli Thing Walk Home Sense Adjective

• a silly idea
• that was a silly thing to do!
• her work is full of silly mistakes.
• ‘i can walk home.’ ‘don't be silly—it's much too far!’

silly

1. showing a lack of thought, understanding or judgement
• synonym foolish
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foolish
• a silly idea
• That was a silly thing to do!
• Her work is full of silly mistakes.
• ‘I can walk home.’ ‘Don't be silly—it's much too far!’
• You silly boy!
• How silly of me to expect them to help!
2. 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
• I feel silly in these clothes.
• She had a silly grin on her face.
• I got it for a silly price (= very cheap).
3. not practical or serious
• We had to wear these silly little hats.
• Why worry about a silly thing like that?
4. to drink, laugh, shout, etc. so much that you cannot behave in a sensible way
5. not to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat somebody
• Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it.
6. to behave in a stupid and annoying way
• Stop playing silly buggers and give me a hand with this!

Extra Examples

• a really silly question
• ‘I can walk home.’ ‘Don’t be silly—it’s much too far!’
• Don’t be silly! Of course I wasn’t there.
• I feel really silly in these clothes.
• No, actually that’s a silly idea.
• That was a silly thing to do!
• This is getting silly! I think we had all better calm down.

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’.