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Silliness

//ˈsɪlinɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    That which is perceived as silly or frivolous. uncountable

    "The first time Tuvy confided his dream to his mates […] they’d howled with cruel laughter at the outrageousness of it, the silliness of it, the impossibility of it."

  2. 2
    an impulsive scatterbrained manner wordnet
  3. 3
    An act that is silly; a result of being silly. countable
  4. 4
    a ludicrous folly wordnet

Etymology

From silly + -ness.

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