Silliness
/ˈsɪlinɪs/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 an impulsive scatterbrained manner wordnet
- 3 An act that is silly; a result of being silly. countable
- 4 a ludicrous folly wordnet
Example
More examples"The woman had a masculine silliness."
Etymology
From silly + -ness.