Wondering how to use Silliness in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as absurdity or folly.
Silliness in a sentence
Silliness meaning
- That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.
- An act that is silly; a result of being silly.
Synonyms of Silliness
Using Silliness
- The main meaning on this page is: That which is perceived as silly or frivolous. | An act that is silly; a result of being silly.
- Useful related words include: absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, folly.
- In the example corpus, silliness often appears in combinations such as: silliness and, and silliness, the silliness.
Context around Silliness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Silliness
- In this selection, "silliness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cartoony, devout, rivalry and created stand out and add context to how "silliness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and devout silliness of paul and and the silliness of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "silliness" sits close to words such as abacus, abner and acorns, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with silliness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A.I. will figure out sarcasm before silliness. (8 words)
Sometimes we bring that silliness to the air. (8 words)
Lord Reith would have strongly disapproved of such silliness. (9 words)
It’s a chance to rise above the miseries of the earthly realm with an evening of uplifting silliness and solidarity and song – guided by the voice that first captivated the soul of a nation when Donovan won in 2004 at the tender age of 16. (46 words)
Live-action movies and shows like must, by necessity, scale back the cartoony silliness and flamboyant physics of anime since these are real flesh-and-blood actors who cannot move like an animated Super Saiyan. (35 words)
Sure, England’s 823-7 declared on the first-Test slab of concrete in Multan was fun for its silliness, it just wasn’t great viewing for the lack of contest between bat and ball. (35 words)
Almost no flavor has a name shorter than two words, a pretentiousness that at times strays into silliness — for instance, “Iranian green pistachio”? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
A.I. will figure out sarcasm before silliness.
However, I am firmly convinced that he is more than a little misguided to write the religious nature of the service off as silliness and superstition.
Live-action movies and shows like must, by necessity, scale back the cartoony silliness and flamboyant physics of anime since these are real flesh-and-blood actors who cannot move like an animated Super Saiyan.
Lord Reith would have strongly disapproved of such silliness.
No tweet can capture the magic, generosity, artistry, and devout silliness of Paul Reubens.
Regan said she remembered being struck by Campbell’s unusual mix of maturity and silliness: The then-11-year-old was as interested in drinking slush puppies as admiring sofa cushions.
Season 1 premiered in 2022, covering Operation Strix to a great extent and the silliness of the dysfunctional Forger family.
That’s why I sponsored an appropriations amendment to end this silliness.
The bowler-friendly conditions neither shrunk him into a cage of caution nor did it panic him into silliness.
The interviews with filmmakers in are refreshingly candid, as they discuss their admiration for shark movies, acknowledging both their cinematic power and their silliness.
The latest Michigan football rumors include some rivalry silliness, the return of Shemy Schembechler and some big recruiting moves.
They all seem to need someone to listen to their stories while Matt desperately tries to keep the spirits' silliness at bay, and everyone’s mind on the historical facts.
Almost no flavor has a name shorter than two words, a pretentiousness that at times strays into silliness — for instance, “Iranian green pistachio”?
Chiitan is the cat mascot character, and the crowd loves this silliness.
It’s a chance to rise above the miseries of the earthly realm with an evening of uplifting silliness and solidarity and song – guided by the voice that first captivated the soul of a nation when Donovan won in 2004 at the tender age of 16.
Mark Hamill's lunacy and silliness created an unforgettable voice for the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, solidifying his place in animated character history.
Sometimes we bring that silliness to the air.
Suddenly, the silliness has been squashed by an emotional gut punch.
Sure, England’s 823-7 declared on the first-Test slab of concrete in Multan was fun for its silliness, it just wasn’t great viewing for the lack of contest between bat and ball.
The charming nature, the silliness of the story, and the imagination from (who has crafted some underrated 1980s films like a childhood classic of horror and comedy.
Common combinations with silliness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- silliness and 8×
- and silliness 8×
- the silliness 8×
- silliness of 7×
- of silliness 7×
- this silliness 4×
- silliness the 3×
- their silliness 3×
- silliness that 3×
- into silliness 2×