Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) Happy; fortunate; blessed. 2. (n.) Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. 3. (n.) Weak; helpless; frail. 4. (n.) Rustic; plain; simple; humble. 5. (n.) Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman. 6. (n.) Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.
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