Silly
adjective
Not smart or sensible; showing a lack of thought or seriousness.
Don't make a silly mistake.
Often appears as...
- silly mistake
- act silly
adjective
Done without good reason or purpose; pointless.
It seems silly to pay so much for a pair of shoes.
Often appears as...
- silly game
- silly question
adjective
Used to convey that an activity or action is not as serious or important as it appears.
It's just a silly game, don't get upset about it.
Often appears as...
- silly game
- silly trivia
noun
A foolish or senseless person.
Don't be such a silly!
Often appears as...
- act like a silly
- be a silly
adjective
Rose in a healthy and somewhat reddish way, often because of embarrassment or shyness.
She blushed a silly red when complimented.
Often appears as...
- blush a silly red
- feel silly
adjective
Not smart or sensible; showing a lack of thought or seriousness.
Don't make a silly mistake.
Often appears as...
- silly mistake
- act silly
adjective
Done without good reason or purpose; pointless.
It seems silly to pay so much for a pair of shoes.
Often appears as...
- silly game
- silly question
adjective
Used to convey that an activity or action is not as serious or important as it appears.
It's just a silly game, don't get upset about it.
Often appears as...
- silly game
- silly trivia
noun
A foolish or senseless person.
Don't be such a silly!
Often appears as...
- act like a silly
- be a silly
adjective
Rose in a healthy and somewhat reddish way, often because of embarrassment or shyness.
She blushed a silly red when complimented.
Often appears as...
- blush a silly red
- feel silly
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Pro Tip 1/2Lack of seriousness
Use 'silly' to describe actions or decisions that are not taken seriously or done playfully.
They wore silly hats to the party just for fun.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative connotation
'Silly' can imply a mild reprimand or disappointment in someone's actions.
Making a silly mistake like that could have been avoided.
Pro Tip 1/2Lack of seriousness
Use 'silly' to describe actions or decisions that are not taken seriously or done playfully.
They wore silly hats to the party just for fun.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative connotation
'Silly' can imply a mild reprimand or disappointment in someone's actions.
Making a silly mistake like that could have been avoided.
Pro Tip 1/2Lack of seriousness
Use 'silly' to describe actions or decisions that are not taken seriously or done playfully.
They wore silly hats to the party just for fun.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative connotation
'Silly' can imply a mild reprimand or disappointment in someone's actions.
Making a silly mistake like that could have been avoided.
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
and we have some neurobiological evidence about how human beings vocalize that suggests there might be two kinds of laughs that we have. So it seems possible that the neurobiology for helpless, involuntary laughter, like my parents lying on the floor screaming about a silly song, might have a different basis to it than some of that more polite
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Can Penguins Fly? PIPE...
and of course, they've got feathers. And of course, they're black and white, that all makes sense, but I just I really love when people have those questions, and even if they might think it's a silly question, it's always such a good thing to ask. So you can, like help everyone learn a little bit more about the natural world around us.
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Why does the universe...
And I know you feel it. I know you're all special, but you're still kind of secretly mediocre, don't you think? So anyway, you may say, this puzzle, the mystery of existence, it's just silly mystery-mongering. You're not astonished at the existence of the universe and you're in good company.
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Which country does the...
because it's so silly, but there's a belief amongst governments that the domestic agenda and the international agenda are incompatible and always will be. This is just nonsense. In my day job, I'm a policy adviser. I've spent the last 15 years or so advising governments around the world,
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Grammar's great divide:...
probably has something to do with whichever style you were raised on. Your high school teachers favored it? It's likely you're still using it. Your first editor hated it? You probably do, too. And maybe so much hairsplitting over a tiny squiggle on a page is a bit silly. After all,
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
so that they may better navigate our misleading reality. While it may seem silly, the disconnect between the world as it appears and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians,
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Poetry makes people...
easy and happen much faster than you expected it but either way it is important and you feel so much better when it's done this explanation for trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a
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Why Do Lemurs Sunbathe?...
they're the ones we get asked quite a lot generally um some of them were a little silly uh um no in general i think it's i think it's important that people ask these questions um you know and it's important
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The price of shame PIPE...
and, of course, my heartbreak; listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen, deeply, deeply ashamed, to the worst version of myself,
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Flat Earth vs. Round...
in an age of chaos it's easy to dismiss this as just a silly theory and unimportant but the problem is that is a growing movement in America more and more young people seem
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
and we have some neurobiological evidence about how human beings vocalize that suggests there might be two kinds of laughs that we have. So it seems possible that the neurobiology for helpless, involuntary laughter, like my parents lying on the floor screaming about a silly song, might have a different basis to it than some of that more polite
Video examples
Can Penguins Fly? PIPE...
and of course, they've got feathers. And of course, they're black and white, that all makes sense, but I just I really love when people have those questions, and even if they might think it's a silly question, it's always such a good thing to ask. So you can, like help everyone learn a little bit more about the natural world around us.
Video examples
Why does the universe...
And I know you feel it. I know you're all special, but you're still kind of secretly mediocre, don't you think? So anyway, you may say, this puzzle, the mystery of existence, it's just silly mystery-mongering. You're not astonished at the existence of the universe and you're in good company.
Video examples
Which country does the...
because it's so silly, but there's a belief amongst governments that the domestic agenda and the international agenda are incompatible and always will be. This is just nonsense. In my day job, I'm a policy adviser. I've spent the last 15 years or so advising governments around the world,
Video examples
Grammar's great divide:...
probably has something to do with whichever style you were raised on. Your high school teachers favored it? It's likely you're still using it. Your first editor hated it? You probably do, too. And maybe so much hairsplitting over a tiny squiggle on a page is a bit silly. After all,
Video examples
Plato’s best (and worst)...
so that they may better navigate our misleading reality. While it may seem silly, the disconnect between the world as it appears and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians,
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
easy and happen much faster than you expected it but either way it is important and you feel so much better when it's done this explanation for trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a
Video examples
Why Do Lemurs Sunbathe?...
they're the ones we get asked quite a lot generally um some of them were a little silly uh um no in general i think it's i think it's important that people ask these questions um you know and it's important
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
and, of course, my heartbreak; listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen, deeply, deeply ashamed, to the worst version of myself,
Video examples
Flat Earth vs. Round...
in an age of chaos it's easy to dismiss this as just a silly theory and unimportant but the problem is that is a growing movement in America more and more young people seem
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Fiona Apple
American Musician
Life is all about the friendship and the love and the music. It sounds silly, but it is. I want to have that experience as much as I can as an adult, not as a kid doing something that people are telling her she has to do. If anyone gets in my way, I'm going to get them out of my way.
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Richard Simmons
American Celebrity
I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then the really deep, deep part where I'm talking from my heart to these people. Because I've been through everything they've been through.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
What I have never been afraid of is to be a little silly, and you can engage people that way. My view is, first you get them to laugh, then you get them to listen.
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Imogen Cunningham
American Photographer
When people ask me silly questions about my private life, I just say, I don't discuss that.
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H. Jon Benjamin
American Actor
David Wain's character on 'Bob's Burgers' is really funny and silly and makes me laugh.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Oh, I've never been asked a silly question in my entire life.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
What is the purpose of the universe?' is a silly question.
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Scott Adams
American Cartoonist
The best things in life are silly.
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Tara Strong
Canadian Actress
Don't be afraid to look silly.
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Kenan Thompson
American Comedian
I'm silly. I can't help it.
Quote examples
Fiona Apple
American Musician
Life is all about the friendship and the love and the music. It sounds silly, but it is. I want to have that experience as much as I can as an adult, not as a kid doing something that people are telling her she has to do. If anyone gets in my way, I'm going to get them out of my way.
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Richard Simmons
American Celebrity
I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then the really deep, deep part where I'm talking from my heart to these people. Because I've been through everything they've been through.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
What I have never been afraid of is to be a little silly, and you can engage people that way. My view is, first you get them to laugh, then you get them to listen.
Quote examples
Imogen Cunningham
American Photographer
When people ask me silly questions about my private life, I just say, I don't discuss that.
Quote examples
H. Jon Benjamin
American Actor
David Wain's character on 'Bob's Burgers' is really funny and silly and makes me laugh.
Quote examples
Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Oh, I've never been asked a silly question in my entire life.
Quote examples
Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
What is the purpose of the universe?' is a silly question.
Quote examples
Scott Adams
American Cartoonist
The best things in life are silly.
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Tara Strong
Canadian Actress
Don't be afraid to look silly.
Quote examples
Kenan Thompson
American Comedian
I'm silly. I can't help it.
Example 1 of 10
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