[
	{
		"meta": {
			"id": "silly:1",
			"uuid": "cb56554a-42ff-4820-8921-2da0bba216b5",
			"sort": "194407400",
			"src": "collegiate",
			"section": "alpha",
			"stems": [
				"knock silly",
				"knocked silly",
				"knocking silly",
				"knocks silly",
				"sillier",
				"silliest",
				"sillily",
				"silliness",
				"sillinesses",
				"silly"
			],
			"offensive": false
		},
		"hom": 1,
		"hwi": {
			"hw": "sil*ly",
			"prs": [
				{
					"mw": "ˈsi-lē",
					"sound": {
						"audio": "silly001",
						"ref": "c",
						"stat": "1"
					}
				}
			]
		},
		"fl": "adjective",
		"ins": [
			{
				"if": "sil*li*er"
			},
			{
				"ifc": "-est",
				"if": "sil*li*est"
			}
		],
		"def": [
			{
				"sseq": [
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "1 a",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "a very {wi}silly{\/wi} mistake"
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						],
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "b",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}weak in intellect "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "acting like a {wi}silly{\/wi} fool"
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						],
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "c",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}playfully lighthearted and amusing "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "a {wi}silly{\/wi} sense of humor"
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						],
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "d",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}{sx|trifling||}, {sx|frivolous||} "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "a {wi}silly{\/wi} waste of time"
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						]
					],
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "2",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}being stunned or dazed "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "scared {wi}silly{\/wi}"
											},
											{
												"t": "knocked me {wi}silly{\/wi}"
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						]
					],
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "3 a",
								"sls": [
									"archaic"
								],
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}{sx|rustic||}, {sx|plain||} "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "The {wi}silly{\/wi} buckets on the deck,\/That had so long remained,\/I dreamt that they were filled with dew;\/And when I awoke, it rained.",
												"aq": {
													"auth": "Samuel Taylor Coleridge"
												}
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						],
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "b",
								"sls": [
									"obsolete"
								],
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}lowly in station {bc}{sx|humble||}"
									]
								]
							}
						]
					],
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "4",
								"sls": [
									"archaic"
								],
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}{sx|helpless||}, {sx|weak||}"
									]
								]
							}
						]
					]
				]
			}
		],
		"uros": [
			{
				"ure": "sil*li*ly",
				"prs": [
					{
						"mw": "ˈsi-lə-lē",
						"sound": {
							"audio": "silly002",
							"ref": "c",
							"stat": "1"
						}
					}
				],
				"fl": "adverb"
			},
			{
				"ure": "sil*li*ness",
				"prs": [
					{
						"mw": "ˈsi-lē-nəs",
						"sound": {
							"audio": "silly003",
							"ref": "c",
							"stat": "1"
						}
					}
				],
				"fl": "noun"
			}
		],
		"syns": [
			{
				"pl": "synonyms",
				"pt": [
					[
						"text",
						"{sc}simple{\/sc} {sc}foolish{\/sc} {sc}silly{\/sc} {sc}fatuous{\/sc} {sc}asinine{\/sc} mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence. {sc}simple{\/sc} implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. "
					],
					[
						"vis",
						[
							{
								"t": "considered people {it}simple{\/it} who had trouble with computers"
							}
						]
					],
					[
						"text",
						" {sc}foolish{\/sc} implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. "
					],
					[
						"vis",
						[
							{
								"t": "{it}foolish{\/it} stunts"
							}
						]
					],
					[
						"text",
						" {sc}silly{\/sc} suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. "
					],
					[
						"vis",
						[
							{
								"t": "the {it}silly{\/it} antics of revelers"
							}
						]
					],
					[
						"text",
						" {sc}fatuous{\/sc} implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. "
					],
					[
						"vis",
						[
							{
								"t": "{it}fatuous{\/it} conspiracy theories"
							}
						]
					],
					[
						"text",
						" {sc}asinine{\/sc} suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. "
					],
					[
						"vis",
						[
							{
								"t": "an {it}asinine{\/it} plot"
							}
						]
					]
				]
			}
		],
		"et": [
			[
				"text",
				"Middle English {it}sely, silly{\/it} happy, innocent, pitiable, feeble, from Old English {it}sǣlig{\/it}, from {it}sǣl{\/it} happiness; akin to Old High German {it}sālig{\/it} happy"
			]
		],
		"date": "15th century{ds||4||}",
		"shortdef": [
			"exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment",
			"weak in intellect",
			"playfully lighthearted and amusing"
		]
	},
	{
		"meta": {
			"id": "silly:2",
			"uuid": "65d65924-9de0-4ab3-b3b4-ed4ec25575d0",
			"sort": "194407450",
			"src": "collegiate",
			"section": "alpha",
			"stems": [
				"silly"
			],
			"offensive": false
		},
		"hom": 2,
		"hwi": {
			"hw": "silly"
		},
		"fl": "adverb",
		"def": [
			{
				"sseq": [
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "1",
								"sls": [
									"informal"
								],
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}to an extreme degree "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "was scared {wi}silly{\/wi}"
											},
											{
												"t": "bored {wi}silly{\/wi}"
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						]
					],
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "2",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}in a {d_link|silly|silly:1} manner {bc}in an absurd or ridiculous way "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "talking\/behaving {wi}silly{\/wi}"
											},
											{
												"t": "Benny Hill just walked {wi}silly{\/wi}, period, usually at high speed, to the accompaniment of cheesy pop music …",
												"aq": {
													"auth": "Charles Isherwood"
												}
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						]
					]
				]
			}
		],
		"date": "1731{ds||2||}",
		"shortdef": [
			"to an extreme degree",
			"in a silly manner : in an absurd or ridiculous way"
		]
	},
	{
		"meta": {
			"id": "silly:3",
			"uuid": "67a72604-28eb-4b0b-8eb8-65b8dba63039",
			"sort": "194407475",
			"src": "collegiate",
			"section": "alpha",
			"stems": [
				"sillies",
				"silly"
			],
			"offensive": false
		},
		"hom": 3,
		"hwi": {
			"hw": "silly"
		},
		"fl": "noun",
		"ins": [
			{
				"il": "plural",
				"if": "sil*lies"
			}
		],
		"def": [
			{
				"sseq": [
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}one who is {d_link|silly|silly:1} {bc}a foolish person "
									],
									[
										"vis",
										[
											{
												"t": "{ldquo}But there,{rdquo} she told herself, {ldquo}I am very likely a {wi}silly{\/wi}—meeting trouble half-way.{rdquo}",
												"aq": {
													"auth": "D. H. Lawrence"
												}
											},
											{
												"t": "{ldquo}Well then, {wi}silly{\/wi}, why not stay!{rdquo}",
												"aq": {
													"auth": "Edna Ferber"
												}
											},
											{
												"t": "{ldquo}And who, then? Oh, the long line of {wi}sillies{\/wi}, light-weights, rakes, ne'er-do-wells, who … constituted society.{rdquo}",
												"aq": {
													"auth": "Theodore Dreiser"
												}
											},
											{
												"t": "When the narrator describes women directly they seem … innately either sentimental {wi}sillies{\/wi} … or … pious hypocrites.",
												"aq": {
													"auth": "Myra Jehlen"
												}
											}
										]
									]
								]
							}
						]
					]
				]
			}
		],
		"date": "1560",
		"shortdef": [
			"one who is silly : a foolish person"
		]
	},
	{
		"meta": {
			"id": "silly season",
			"uuid": "0bb82381-b393-41c5-aafd-09aec01b2319",
			"sort": "194407500",
			"src": "collegiate",
			"section": "alpha",
			"stems": [
				"silly season",
				"silly seasons"
			],
			"offensive": false
		},
		"hwi": {
			"hw": "silly season"
		},
		"fl": "noun",
		"def": [
			{
				"sseq": [
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "1",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}a period (such as late summer) when the mass media often focus on trivial or frivolous matters for lack of major news stories"
									]
								]
							}
						]
					],
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"sn": "2",
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}a period marked by frivolous, outlandish, or illogical activity or behavior"
									]
								]
							}
						]
					]
				]
			}
		],
		"date": "1861{ds||1||}",
		"shortdef": [
			"a period (such as late summer) when the mass media often focus on trivial or frivolous matters for lack of major news stories",
			"a period marked by frivolous, outlandish, or illogical activity or behavior"
		]
	},
	{
		"meta": {
			"id": "wear a silly grin\/smile on one's face",
			"uuid": "a820ca3d-d495-42e4-aa33-6cefa66e3096",
			"sort": "3022275000",
			"src": "ld",
			"section": "idioms",
			"stems": [
				"wear a silly grin on her face",
				"wear a silly grin on his face",
				"wear a silly grin on one's face",
				"wear a silly grin on their face",
				"wear a silly grin\/smile on one's face",
				"wear a silly smile on her face",
				"wear a silly smile on his face",
				"wear a silly smile on one's face",
				"wear a silly smile on their face"
			],
			"offensive": false
		},
		"hwi": {
			"hw": "wear a silly grin\/smile on one's face"
		},
		"fl": "idiom",
		"def": [
			{
				"sseq": [
					[
						[
							"sense",
							{
								"dt": [
									[
										"text",
										"{bc}to grin\/smile in a silly way"
									]
								]
							}
						]
					]
				]
			}
		],
		"shortdef": [
			"to grin\/smile in a silly way"
		]
	}
]