silly
part of speech
adjective (silly, sillier, silliest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Silly means funny in a foolish way: a silly hat. tree →
2) Silly means not sensible or not wise: a silly mistake. tree →
3) «Silly» can be said kindly to someone who is being foolish. tree →
4) A silly can also be a foolish person, often said kindly to someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means simple or easily fooled, without good sense, rather than just funny. Interpretation: Job says that envy kills the simple person. Hosea compares Ephraim to a dove that flutters between Egypt and Assyria and trusts people instead of God. In the primary lessons: In maths a word of the story only, but «a silly mistake» is a careless one, like adding instead of subtracting. Everyday: silly jokes, silly faces, being silly, don't be silly. Stories: a silly goose, silly games.
examples
- For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. (Prophets HOS.7.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- The clown wore 3 silly hats. tree →
- They told silly jokes for 10 minutes. tree →
- It is silly to buy 20 umbrellas. tree →
- How many silly faces did he draw? tree →
- I made a silly mistake and forgot to carry the one. tree →
- Don't be silly, it's only a spider. tree →
- The children giggled at the silly song. tree →
- Well, that was one big silly. tree →
note
Comparative sillier, superlative silliest. Carries no number clue. Trap: none. «Silly» is gentler than «stupid»; use it kindly.
In the corpora
- And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.
- For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Tipsy means a little alcohol has made someone chattier and sillier than usual, though they are still in control.
- Bots rhyme by sound and may not notice that a rhyme sounds rude or silly.
- A family password, a silly word that is not online anywhere, beats a fake voice.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «silly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.