silly

adjective
sil·ly
/ˈsɪl.i/

Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.

Example

“They were laughing at a silly joke.”

Other meanings

Absurdly large.
Insignificant, worthless, especially with regard to land quality.

Related words

nonsilly
sillification
sillycidal
sillyfic
sillyhead
sillyhood
sillyish
sillyism
sillykin
sillykins
sillyly
unsilly

Example sentences

“It's a bit silly, don't you think?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I used to think that was silly.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sǣliġ".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “silly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.