slovo | definícia |
silly (mass) | silly
- hlúpy, smiešny |
silly (encz) | silly,bláhový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
silly (encz) | silly,blbý |
silly (encz) | silly,hloupý |
silly (encz) | silly,hlupáček Zdeněk Brož |
silly (encz) | silly,pitomý |
silly (encz) | silly,pošetilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
silly (encz) | silly,směšný |
Silly (gcide) | Silly \Sil"ly\, a. [Compar. Sillier; superl. Silliest.] [OE.
seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l,
good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS.
s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG.
s[=a]l[imac]g, Icel. s?l, Sw. s[aum]ll, Dan. salig, Goth.
s?ls good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire,
Gr. ???, Skr. sarva. Cf. Seel, n.]
1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] "This silly,
innocent Custance." --Chaucer.
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The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser.
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A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]
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After long storms . . .
With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser.
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The silly buckets on the deck. --Coleridge.
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4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]
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A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. --Shak.
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All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
--Milton.
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5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind;
foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
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6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment;
characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd;
stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
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Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise;
indiscreet. See Simple.
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silly (wn) | silly
adj 1: ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not
going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky
plan for selling more books" [syn: cockamamie,
cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky,
whacky, zany]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde";
"light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: airheaded,
dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, {light-
headed}, lightheaded, silly]
3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and
unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in
years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: pathetic, ridiculous,
silly]
4: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by
the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: punch-drunk,
silly, slaphappy]
n 1: a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
laugh yourself silly (encz) | laugh yourself silly, |
silly season (encz) | silly season,okurková sezona |
Silly (gcide) | Silly \Sil"ly\, a. [Compar. Sillier; superl. Silliest.] [OE.
seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l,
good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS.
s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG.
s[=a]l[imac]g, Icel. s?l, Sw. s[aum]ll, Dan. salig, Goth.
s?ls good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire,
Gr. ???, Skr. sarva. Cf. Seel, n.]
1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] "This silly,
innocent Custance." --Chaucer.
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The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser.
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A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]
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After long storms . . .
With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser.
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The silly buckets on the deck. --Coleridge.
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4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]
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A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. --Shak.
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All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
--Milton.
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5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind;
foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
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6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment;
characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd;
stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
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Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise;
indiscreet. See Simple.
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Sillyhow (gcide) | Sillyhow \Sil"ly*how\, n. [Prov. E. silly-hew; cf. AS. s[=ae]lig
happy, good, and h[=u]fe a cap, hood. See Silly, a.]
A caul. See Caul, n., 3. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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unsilly (gcide) | Unsely \Un*se"ly\, a. [AS. uns?lig. See Un- not, and Silly.]
Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also
unsilly.] [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- Un*se"li*ness, n. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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See Unsely. [Obs.]
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Unsilly (gcide) | Unsely \Un*se"ly\, a. [AS. uns?lig. See Un- not, and Silly.]
Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also
unsilly.] [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- Un*se"li*ness, n. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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See Unsely. [Obs.]
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silly season (wn) | silly season
n 1: a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated
news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news |
silly walk (foldoc) | silly walk
[Monty Python's Flying Circus] 1. A ridiculous procedure
required to accomplish a task. Like grovel, but more
random and humorous. "I had to silly-walk through half the
/usr directories to find the maps file."
2. Synonym fandango on core.
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silly walk (jargon) | silly walk
vi.
[from Monty Python's Flying Circus]
1. A ridiculous procedure required to accomplish a task. Like grovel, but
more random and humorous. “I had to silly-walk through half the /usr
directories to find the maps file.”
2. Syn. fandango on core.
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