silly
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The meaning (definition) of the word silly
acting in a funny goofy way that makes people laugh
The word silly used in a sentence
“The kids did silly dances and made funny faces at the party.”
Words that mean the same as silly (synonyms)
goofyfunny
Words that mean the opposite of silly (antonyms)
serious
How the word silly is said around the world
| French | idiot (eedyoh) |
| Spanish | tonto (tohntoh) |
| Mandarin | 愚蠢的 (yú chǔn de) |
| Hindi | नासमझ (nahsuhmuhgy) |
| Arabic | سخيف (sahkheef) |
| Russian | глупый (glupyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | bobagem (boobahzhayng) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bobagem (bohbahzhayng) |
| Japanese | 馬鹿な (baka na) |
| German | dumm (duum) |
| Urdu | پاگل (pahguhl) |
| Punjabi | ਮੂਰਖ (mooruhk) |
| Korean | 바보 같은 (babo gateun) |
| Hebrew | טִפּשִׁי (teepshee) |
| Greek | ανόητος (anoetos) |
| Dutch | gek (ghek) |
| Tagalog | hangal (hahngahl) |
| Vietnamese | ngớ ngẩn (ngur nguhn) |
| Turkish | şapşal (shahpshahl) |
| Persian | احمقانه (ahmahkahnay) |
| Polish | głupi (gwoopee) |
| Ukrainian | дурний (durnyy) |
| Bengali | বোকা (bohkah) |
| Swedish | dumbom (dumbawm) |
| Italian | sciocco (shawkoh) |
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