silliness

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪlinəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪlinəs/
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noun
R

foolish or unwise behavior

The teacher asked the students to stop their silliness and focus on the lesson.

R

childlike or foolish behavior

The children enjoyed the silliness of the clown's antics at the birthday party.

translation

n. foolish or unwise behavior; childlike or foolish behavior

Word Forms

Plural sillinesses