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Meaning of "sillily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SILLILY

sillily  [ˈsɪlɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILLILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sillily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SILLILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sillily in the English dictionary

The definition of sillily in the dictionary is in a silly or senseless manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILLILY


burlily
ˈbɜːlɪlɪ
chillily
ˈtʃɪlɪlɪ
comelily
ˈkʌmlɪlɪ
curlily
ˈkɜːlɪlɪ
godlily
ˈɡɒdlɪlɪ
holily
ˈhəʊlɪlɪ
jollily
ˈdʒɒlɪlɪ
Lillee
ˈlɪlɪ
lily
ˈlɪlɪ
lonelily
ˈləʊnlɪlɪ
lowlily
ˈləʊlɪlɪ
Lyly
ˈlɪlɪ
melancholily
ˈmelənˌkɒlɪlɪ
oilily
ˈɔɪlɪlɪ
piccalilli
ˈpɪkəˌlɪlɪ
sicklily
ˈsɪklɪlɪ
statelily
ˈsteɪtlɪlɪ
ungodlily
ʌnˈɡɒdˈlɪlɪ
unholily
ʌnˈhəʊlɪlɪ
wilily
ˈwaɪlɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILLILY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILLILY

African lily
arum lily
calla lily
day lily
Easter lily
gild the lily
glory lily
Madonna lily
mariposa lily
Mount Cook lily
Peruvian lily
pond lily
sea lily
slily
sword lily
tiger lily
water lily
white water lily
woollily
yellow water lily

Synonyms and antonyms of sillily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sillily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILLILY

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

Translator English - Chinese

sillily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sillily
570 millions of speakers

English

sillily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sillily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sillily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sillily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sillily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sillily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

niaisement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sillily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sillily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sillily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sillily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sillily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sillily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sillily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sillily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sillily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sillily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sillily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sillily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sillily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sillily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sillily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sillily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sillily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILLILY»

The term «sillily» is used very little and occupies the 158.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILLILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sillily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sillily» 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 sillily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILLILY»

Discover the use of sillily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sillily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Meaning Predictability in Word Formation: Novel, ...
In addition, sillily in the reading 'in a silly manner' gained almost the maximum ( 0.998), and five other potential naming units in their respective top readings approached the maximum OPR value in the range from 0.936 to 0.987. The lowest ...
Pavol _tekauer, 2005
2
The Songs and Sonets of John Donne
But suck'd on childish Text: Title The good-morrow 1633- pleasures, sillily ( variously punctuated) II; 1669. The Good-morrow 1719. The good Dob; P, D17, B, S; S962; 1669-1719. morrow variously capitalized II; DC, S962. But suck'd one ...
John Donne, Theodore Redpath, 2009
3
Watch Your Language!: Mother Tongue and Her Wayward Children
We would say "He behaved stupidly," and we could say "He behaved sillily"; sillily is standard English. I don't think most people would use it. Holily and jollyily, like sillily, are in the dictionary, but both of them sound a little silly, not sillily, and ...
Robert M. Gorrell, 1994
4
Memoir, Letters, and Remains of Alexis de Tocqueville
Lord John Russell, very sillily, promised two years ago a new Reform Bill. Still more sillily he introduced one last year, and was deservedly turned out for it. Still more sillily the present Government has accepted his responsibility, and is pledged ...
Alexis de Tocqueville, 1872
5
Correspondence and Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville ...
Lord John Russell, very sillily, promised two years ago a new Reform Bill. Still more sillily he introduced one last year, and was deservedly turned out for it. Still more sillily the present Government has accepted his responsibility, and is pledged ...
Alexis de Tocqueville, Nassau William Senior, Mary Charlotte Mair Simpson, 1872
6
The Tenth Rasa: An Anthology of Indian Nonsense
A raucous ruckus, a chaos insane Inside the forest the cockroaches reign. Madly, sillily, madly-ho! Sillily, madly, sillily-ho! Donga Donga Donga, and Donga Donga Donga Come on, have a blast—hey, cowabunga! 5° Dunga: The word refers to ...
Michael Heyman, Sumanyu Satpathy, Anushka Ravishankar, 2007
7
Shakespeare's Non-Standard English: A Dictionary of His ...
2b [1591]; sillily *'foolishly': So sillily, as if she were a foole, (TK 4. 1.40, Jailer), OED Sillily adv.2 [1627]; slickly f'sleekly': let their heads be slickely comb'd, (TS 4.1.80-1, Grumio), OED Slickly adv.l; soundly 'completely': Who dotes, yet doubts:  ...
Norman Blake, Norman Francis Blake, 2006
8
The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
I wonder much what thou and I Did till we loved 1 were we not weaned till then, But sucked on childish pleasures sillily ? Or slumbered we in the seven sleepers denl Donne. Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, Was that did their silly ...
‎1829
9
Dictionary of the Efïk Language, in Two Parts: I. Efïk and ...
Laughter which breaks out sillily on any occasion though there be nothing to move mirth. Asak ukaka, He laughs sillily at everything, joyous or grievous. Owo ukaka, One who has this habit. 2. Hysterical laughter. Asak ukaka adiaha Okori, She ...
Hugh Goldie, 1862
10
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Sea Scilly, N° I, § 2. all their violence j the rice grounds and swamps * SILLILY, adv. [(tovastl/y.] In a silly man- were everywhere overflowed; aud in a few days ner; limply; soolissily. — more, travelling of every kind, ualess by water, Suck'd 011 ...
‎1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILLILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sillily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pretty Little Liars Season 6 Spoilers: Toby Back on Cop Duty
The next in line has Keegan striking a confident pose as Officer Toby, hands on his hips and sillily stern expression on his face: “Officer Toby, coming soon in ... «Wetpaint, Apr 15»
2
Super-Clever Animation Is Filled With Idioms Brought To Life
... the elephant in the room and the skeleton in the closet, sayings like a clean slate and shooting fish in a barrel and others are shown off literally (and sillily). «Gizmodo Australia, Apr 15»
3
Which Vampire Diaries Hottie Do These Abs Belong To?
Xx,” Nate sillily captioned an Instagram photo of himself showing off his rather impressive abs at the gym. If only quitting pasta was all it took to pull off such a ... «Wetpaint, Mar 15»
4
New York political and educational leaders must end their feud and …
The dedication of the mayor, governor and chancellor was apparent in pieces they contributed at the close of the Fight for Their Future series, with Cuomo sillily ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»
5
Mendocino County history on-stage starting March 7
one yelled out, sillily as the group sang, “When you come to the end of a perfect day!”, twirling their arms. In another scene, W.H. Kent writes to his wife, who is ... «The Willits News, Mar 15»
6
'The Business of Disease': Film Review
The result is The Business of Disease, in which a lot of experts you've never heard of offer comments espousing New Age philosophies ranging from the sillily ... «Hollywood Reporter, Feb 15»
7
UK man gets suspended jail term for slicing up wife's clothes over …
... when your very long marriage came to an end you couldn't cope, for whatever reason, and you acted very sillily," he said, turning the adjective into an adverb. «New York Daily News, Dec 14»
8
Jilted Cirencester husband who slashed all wife's clothes walks free …
... been in trouble and then when your very long marriage came to an end you couldn't cope, for whatever reason, and you acted very sillily," said the judge. «Gloucestershire Echo, Dec 14»
9
The League: “Man Land”
and Kevin sillily saves the day and wins the respect of his father-in-law. The guys run into the bar patrons later on and have to drop all of their Redskins players ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Oct 14»
10
Sony's Project Morpheus demoed sillily by Jimmy Fallon
Project Morpheus was demonstrated on The Tonight Show last night. In the video below, you will see Jimmy Fallon moving his arms about like a madman. «VG247, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sillily [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sillily>. May 2024 ».
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