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silly adjective

  /ˈsɪ.li/
  • Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
  • (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
 doof, dumm
  • (now, chiefly, Scottish, and, northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
  • (now, rural, _, UK, rare) Simple, plain, particularly:
 albern

silly noun

  /ˈsɪ.li/
  • (colloquial) A silly person.
 Dummerchen

silliness noun

  /-nəs/ , /ˈsɪlinɪs/
  • (uncountable) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.
 Albernheit, Dummheit
silly season
Sauregurkenzeit, Sommerloch
silly billy
Hascherl
silly goose
dumme Gans
ask a silly question, get a silly answer
wer dumm fragt, bekommt eine dumme Antwort
silly person
Kindskopf
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