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English

Etymology
OE. sæliġ

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/'/
IPA|/'sIlI/
audio|en-us-silly.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪli|-ɪli

Adjective
en-adj|silli|er

1. foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom.

#:I made a very silly mistake.

1. irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.

#:What a silly kid, he's always getting in trouble.

1. playful, giggly.

#:The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.

1. half-conscious.

#:The impact of the ball knocked him silly.

1. cricket of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short
2. pejorative simple, not intelligent, refined.

#:John was prosperous and his helpless, silly father could be of no use to him.

Translations
trans-top|foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom
Finnish: typerä, hölmö
Hebrew: he-translation|���פש|metupásh m, he-translation|��פש�|tipshí m
Russian: гл�п�й (glúpyj)
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trans-top|irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors
Finnish: hölmö, ajattelematon, vastuuton
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trans-top|playful, giggly
Finnish: hassu
German: albern
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trans-top|half-conscious
Finnish: sekava
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trans-top|(cricket) of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short
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trans-top|(pejorative) simple, not intelligent, refined
Finnish: yksinkertainen, hölmö
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Chinese: �蠢�, ���, ���
ttbc|Dutch: dom, ondoordacht, onzinnig
ttbc|Esperanto: sensenca, stulteta
ttbc|French: idiot, imbécile, bête, ridicule
ttbc|Indonesian: tolol, dungu
ttbc|Interlingua: folle
ttbc|Japanese: �� (aho), 馬鹿 (��, baka)
ttbc|Spanish: necio, bobo, simple, absurdo, insensato, tonto
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• 2007-12-26 20:21 - 134.130.117.172 - "albern" checked, fits that meaning (i'm native german)

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