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What does silly mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word silly? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
    1. (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
  2. (chiefly Scotland, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:
    1. Good; pious.
    2. Holy.
  3. (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
    1. (literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
    2. (literary) Helpless, defenseless.
    3. Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
    4. Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
    5. Sickly; feeble; infirm.
  4. (now rural Britain, rare) Simple, plain, particularly:
    1. Rustic, homely.
    2. (obsolete) Lowly, of humble station.
  5. Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
    1. (obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned.
    2. Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
    3. (Scotland) Mentally retarded.
    4. Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
  6. (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
Adverb
  1. (now regional or colloquial) Sillily: in a silly manner.
Noun
  1. (with 'the') The class of silly people collectively.
  2. (colloquial) A silly person.
  3. (affectionate) A term of address.
  4. (colloquial) A mistake.
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