silly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sil′ē)

Inflections of 'silly' (adj):
sillier
adj comparative
silliest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'silly' (n): npl: sillies

Collocations for "silly"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "silly" in context.

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silly

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. don't be (so) silly
  2. don't be silly I would love to [help, be there]
  3. silly and [naive, innocent]
  4. seems very silly to me
  5. it is silly to [think, use, try]
  6. (now) you're (just) being silly
  7. why are you being so silly?
  8. and the silly thing is
  9. oh, silly me!
  10. UK: you silly [billy, sausage]!
  11. silly [jokes, songs]
  12. sometimes [act, are] too silly
  13. [incredibly, particularly] silly
  14. that is a silly [thought, notion, idea]
  15. [that's, what, ask] a silly question
  16. what a silly little man
  17. is [considered, thought] to be silly
  18. he was [knocked, punched] silly
  19. she [drank, worried] herself silly
'silly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
be - business - clot - crush - explain - face - feel - game - goose - gorge - look - lug - me - old - plain - pretty - stoned

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