silliness

English

Etymology

From silly +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪlinɪs/, /-nəs/
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Noun

silliness (countable and uncountable, plural sillinesses)

  1. (uncountable) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.
    • 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 253:
      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. (countable) An act that is silly; a result of being silly.

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