Crossword clues for silliness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Silliness \Sil"li*ness\, n. The quality or state of being silly.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"foolishness," c.1600, from silly + -ness; a reformation of seeliness, from Old English saelignes "happiness, (good) fortune, occurrence."
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous. 2 (context countable English) An act that is silly; a result of being silly.
WordNet
n. a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" [syn: absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness]
an impulsive scatterbrained manner [syn: giddiness]
Wikipedia
Silliness is defined as engaging in "a ludicrous folly", showing a "lack of good sense or judgment", or "the condition of being frivolous, trivial, or superficial". In television, film, and the circus, portrayals of silliness such as exaggerated, funny behavior are used to amuse audiences. Portrayals of silliness, provided by clowns and jesters, are also used to lift the spirits of people in hospitals.
Usage examples of "silliness".
She answered very sensibly all the questions addressed to her by Charles, often exciting his mirth by her artlessness, but not shewing any silliness.
The performative nature of satiric drama produces, in turn, a performance by its characters that reveals the evil or silliness of society.
Ressler whipped us into silliness by making us sing ridiculously long three-part rounds in polytones until the last cat was gutted.
In spite of her youth, her silliness, I could well believe she had been on Solfatara had known all of it, the pervs, the sots, the worst the happy houses had to offer.
And then he thought of Devon and Merry, and how he had seen them in the garden at Teasel Hill, clinging to each other as though they were one person, laughing like children about some silliness only they understood.
And if there is a later silliness, altogether unblest, the skilful artificer of words, while accepting this last extension, will show himself conscious of his paradox.
It is no mere silliness, but a genuine effort of an early mind, which had just grasped the fact of the antipodes, to use it in explanation.
You are now in the only country in the world where wit can make a fortune by selling either a genuine or a false article: in the first case, it receives the welcome of intelligent and talented people, and in the second, fools are always ready to reward it, for silliness is truly a characteristic of the people here, and, however wonderful it may appear, silliness is the daughter of wit.
In spite of her youth, her silliness, I could well believe she had been on Solfatara had known all of it, the pervs, the sots, the worst the happy houses had to offer.
Reserve becomes silliness when we know that our affection is returned by the woman we love, but as yet I was not quite sure.
If the gameplayer had the strength of eight trained Sighted, would he still be involved with silliness like this?
It is hard to conceive anything more infuriating to a statesman or a military commander, or to a court favorite, than to be overruled at every turn, or to be robbed of the ear of the reigning sovereign, by an impudent young upstart practising on the credulity of the populace and the vanity and silliness of an immature prince by exploiting a few of those lucky coincidences which pass as miracles with uncritical people.
I did not stir, as I was sure she would soon come back, putting her down in my own mind as very far removed from silliness or innocence either.
I was particularly delighted with her simple, artless way of talking, which in the city might have been taken for silliness.
You are now in the only country in the world where wit can make a fortune by selling either a genuine or a false article: in the first case, it receives the welcome of intelligent and talented people, and in the second, fools are always ready to reward it, for silliness is truly a characteristic of the people here, and, however wonderful it may appear, silliness is the daughter of wit. Therefore it is not a paradox to say that the French would be wiser if they were less witty.