"silliness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪlinɪs/ Forms: silliness [singular], sillinesses [plural]
Etymology: silly + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|silly|ness}} silly + -ness Head templates: {{noun|2=sillinesses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Silliness is an action that is perceived to be silly.
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  2. Silliness is an act that is silly.
    Sense id: simple-silliness-en-noun-Q8pkxWkt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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