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PRONUNCIATION OF SILLIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILLIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sillier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILLIER

silky
silky oak
silky terrier
sill
sillabub
silladar
siller
sillibub
sillies
silliest
sillily
sillimanite
silliness
Sillitoe
sillock
Sills
silly
silly money
silly season
silly-billy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILLIER

Allier
atelier
chillier
collier
dallier
dollier
earlier
hellier
hotelier
jollier
millier
Montpellier
pallier
rallier
sallier
shilly-shallier
smellier
supplier
tallier
woollier

Synonyms and antonyms of sillier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SILLIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sillier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sillier

Translation of «sillier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILLIER

Find out the translation of sillier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sillier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sillier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

愚蠢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más tonto
570 millions of speakers

English

sillier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sillier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أشد سخافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глупее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sillier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sillier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus bête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sillier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dümmer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sillier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sillier
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sillier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngu ngốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sillier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sillier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sillier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sillier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupsze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурніші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sillier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sillier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slordiger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sillier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sillier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sillier

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILLIER»

The term «sillier» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.963 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILLIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sillier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sillier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sillier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILLIER»

Discover the use of sillier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sillier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Silly and Sillier: Read-Aloud Tales from Around the World
A compilation of folktales from twenty different cultures, each of which contains elements suited to storytelling for young children.
‎2002
2
Even Sillier Seriously Silly Stories!
Once upon a time there was a silly-billy who carried a cow, a Bad Hair Witch and three pesky pigs - but did they all live happily ever after?
Laurence Anholt, Arthur Robins, 2013
3
The Boston Directory
National Bank, house at Jamaica 1'lnlu [Plain Sillier Cha«. H. jr. clerk, 122 .State, b. at Jamaica Miller Charles J. bookkeeper, Bartlett's wharf, h. 87 llr imliv.LV Miller Charles N. phvsician, boards 02 Phillips Miller Charles K. (Miller Itrothen if  ...
‎1868
4
Tails
Buttons decided he would have play on his own, then Silly and Even Sillier, came into the garden, “Well if it isn't the fur ball, got stuck up any good trees lately,” sneered Silly. “Guys, it is Christmas you know, peace and good will to all creatures, ...
Cynthia Samwell, 2004
5
It's a Tiger!
A child imagines that he is in a story where he encounters a tiger at every turn.
David LaRochelle, 2012
6
English Grammar Workbook For Dummies
Another form of illogic that pops up in comparisons is overkill: the use of both -er and more or less or -est and most or least. You can be either sillier or more silly, but not more sillier. Time for some comparison shopping. Check out the following  ...
Geraldine Woods, 2010
7
InfoWorld
Three. megabits. per. second. sure. makes. travel. for. information. exchange. seem. sillier. than. ever. ADVERTISEMENT TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR AWARD BEST STORAGE ARRAY DOLL ...
8
The Works of John Locke ...: With Alphabetical Tables ...
sillier. in. bullion,. the. Coin. hath. an&. tonll. l)r. mclrrD. Doirjn. This I think, tho' it be allowed Mr. Lowndes for as apparent a Truths and as; certain a Maxim as he could wish, yet serves not at all to his purpose of lessening the Coin. For when ...
John Locke, 1722
9
Popular Photography
The lecturer good-naturedly asked why a rasher of bacon was “sillier” than Fox Talbot's lace or plants; why a cracker was “sillier” than Man Ray's gyroscope. Touché! The woman responded with, “I don't know why, but they arel”, which had the ...
10
Knowing Children: Experiments in Conversation and Cognition
Alternatively, when seen from the child's point of view, the questions may seem sillier and sillier and demand even sillier answers. According to this analysis, repetition should result in a lack of gender constancy on the more “difficult” or silly  ...
Michael Siegal, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILLIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sillier is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Silly Season Got Sillier - Or Why Transfer Fees Are Bigger …
Remember when a £20million transfer was a headline-making deal, rather than the norm? Unless you're a pretty young teenager, you probably do, which ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
2
Zulgad: Dozier's latest exploits make All-Star snub look even sillier
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Dozier found out Friday afternoon that his bid to make the American League All-Star team in the fan's final vote had fallen short. «1500 ESPN, Jul 15»
3
Silly Musings on an Even Sillier Presidential Election Spectacle
As we enter the 2016 presidential election silly season, what was once the GOP presidential candidates "Clown Car" has now grown into an oversized, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Common Core debacle gets sillier: Editorial
The Common Core debacle just keeps getting sillier. After an uproar over the new academic standards, state legislators passed a bill that would distance ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, May 15»
5
The sillier side of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign website
Hillary Clinton's newly-launched campaign website, www.hillaryclinton.com, has a number of features you might expect, from a gauzy biography section to a ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
6
Petr Cech loan, Jordan Henderson to Chelsea, which rumor is sillier?
Silly Season is not quite here yet. But if pre-season for Silly Season is any indication, we're in for a doozy this summer. Are you ready for the madness? Are you ... «We Ain't Got No History, Apr 15»
7
Kentucky's Devin Booker Makes WVU Look Even Sillier After …
The University of West Virginia's men's basketball team learned this lesson the hard way Thursday night, as it was demolished by the top-seeded Wildcats 78-39 ... «NESN.com, Mar 15»
8
A sillier silly season than usual
Silly season has at times seemed even sillier, and longer, than usual this offseason, with a rash of high-profile post-national signing day coaching moves forcing ... «ESPN, Mar 15»
9
Internet of things: Sillier and scarier and coming your way
internet-of-things-sillier-and-scarier-and-coming- I'm a child of the sixties and seventies. But even those of you who grew up in the nineties can see the craziness ... «ZDNet, Mar 15»
10
Even sillier Plymouth road markings - and 13 of Britain's stupidest
IF YOU thought double yellow lines down a Plymouth city centre back alley were a little pointless, wait until you see these... The Herald published photographs ... «Plymouth Herald, Mar 15»

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