silliness

  • 51idiocy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. imbecility, vacuity, cretinism, feeblemindedness; foolishness, vapidity, senselessness. See insanity, folly.Ant., genius. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Folly] Syn. foolishness, madness, inanity; see… …

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  • 52imbecility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. idiocy. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Folly] Syn. foolishness, idiocy, silliness, absurdity; see stupidity 1 , 2 . 2. [Feeble mindedness] Syn. moronity, retardation, cretinism; see insanity 1 …

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  • 53foolishness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of lacking good sense] Syn. folly, weakness, silliness; see stupidity 1 , 2 . 2. [Conduct or acts lacking good sense] Syn. nonsense, imprudence, indiscretion; see stupidity 2 , 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun… …

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  • 54lunacy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insanity, madness, dementia, mania; see insanity 1 . See Synonym Study at insanity . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. craziness, insanity, psychosis, madness, dementia, folly, foolishness, idiocy, *wackiness, *nuttiness,… …

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  • 55stupidity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Dullness of mind] Syn. stupor, stupefaction, apathy, slowness, inertia, heaviness, obtuseness, sluggishness, stolidity, feeble mindedness, folly, weakness, silliness, nonsense, absurdity, imbecility, imprudence, lunacy,… …

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  • 56silly — [[t]sɪ̱li[/t]] sillier, silliest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is silly, you mean that they are foolish, childish, or ridiculous. My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this... You silly boy; why did you… …

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  • 57sentimental — sentimental, romantic, mawkish, maudlin, soppy, mushy, slushy are comparable when they mean unduly or affectedly emotional. Sentimental usually suggests emotion that does not arise from genuine or natural feeling but is evoked by an external… …

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  • 58imbecility — /ɪmbəˈsɪləti/ (say imbuh siluhtee) noun (plural imbecilities) 1. silliness or absurdity. 2. Psychiatry Obsolescent mental deficiency that is less than idiocy. 3. an instance of silliness or mental weakness …

  • 59ἀβελτερία — ἀβελτερίᾱ , ἀβελτερία silliness fem nom/voc/acc dual ἀβελτερίᾱ , ἀβελτερία silliness fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) …

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  • 60ἀβελτερίαι — ἀβελτερία silliness fem nom/voc pl ἀβελτερίᾱͅ , ἀβελτερία silliness fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) …

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