# sillies

Pronunciation: say "SI-leez" /ˈsɪ.liz/

## Noun

1. Plural of silly. — plural of silly
   - Simple: Plural of silly. Use this form when you mean more than one silly person.
   - _Her younger cousins were absolute sillies all through the wedding reception._
   - _Two sillies in the back row kept pulling faces during the lecture._
2. A period of foolish, giddy behavior, often when someone simply cannot stay serious. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A short time when someone acts foolish and cannot stop being silly.
   - _Halfway through the ceremony she caught the sillies and had to look away to compose herself._
   - _A fit of the sillies swept the room when the speaker mangled the mayor's name._

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