silly

n. மட்டி, மடவோர், கேடிலி, (பெ.) மடமை வாய்ந்த, சூதுவாதறியாத, சிறுபிள்ளைத்தனமான, முதிரறிவற்ற, மன உரமற்ற, அற்பத்தனமான, கள்ளமற்ற, கரவில்லாத, அறிவற்ற, இரங்கத்தக்க, கேலியான, மரப்பந்தாட்டத்தில் ஆட்டக்காரருக்கு மிக நெருங்கிய.

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Sil"ly, a. [Compar. Sillier; superl. Silliest.] Etym: [OE. seely, sely, AS. s, ges, happy, good, fr. s, s, good, happy, s good fortune, happines; akin to OS. salig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. salig, Icel. s, Sw. säll, Dan. salig, Goth. s good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire, Gr. sarva. Cf. Seel, n.] 1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] "This silly, innocent Custance." Chaucer. The silly virgin strove him to withstand. Spenser. A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.] After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore. Spenser. The silly buckets on the deck. Coleridge. 4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.] A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. Shak. All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep. Milton. 5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman. 6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question. Syn. -- Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise; indiscreet. See Simple.