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SILLINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An impulsive scatterbrained manner
Synonyms:
giddiness; silliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("silliness" is a kind of...):
frivolity; frivolousness (the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "silliness"):
lightness; lightsomeness (the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous)
Derivation:
silly (lacking seriousness; given to frivolity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
Synonyms:
absurdity; fatuity; fatuousness; silliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("silliness" is a kind of...):
folly; foolishness; unwiseness (the trait of acting stupidly or rashly)
Derivation:
silly (inspiring scornful pity)
silly (ludicrous, foolish)