Would you stop this silliness?
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Silliness
//ˈsɪlinɪs//
Synonyms for "silliness" (39 found)
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Related words (19)
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32 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- ximpleria noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
French
2 entries- bêtise noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- stupidité noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
German
2 entries- Albernheit noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- Dummheit noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Irish
4 entries- aerthacht noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- breallaireacht noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- breallántacht noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- brealsúnacht noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Italian
1 entries- stupidità noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Latin
2 entries- fatuitās noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- socordia noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Latvian
2 entries- dumjība noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- muļķība noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Manx
2 entries- meecheeall noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- meecheeallid noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- amaideas noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Swedish
3 entries- dumhet noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- fånighet noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
- larv noun (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The woman had a masculine silliness.
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In high school, I trained my voice to be higher, because I felt that it better suited my childish spark and silliness.
Source: tatoeba (10596570)
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.
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