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Vinony

silliness

noun

  1. stupid act or saying with the intention to make someone laugh
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlinɪs/ / /-nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English silly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English silliness From silly + -ness.

  1. That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.

    “The first time Tuvy confided his dream to his mates […] they’d howled with cruel laughter at the outrageousness of it, the silliness of it, the impossibility of it.”

  2. An act that is silly; a result of being silly.