Idiot and Silly

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Idiot

Idiot noun - A stupid person.
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Silly and idiot are semantically related In some cases you can use "Silly" instead a noun "Idiot".
Nearby Words: idiotic, idiom, idiocy, idiotically

Silly

Silly noun - A word used for misbehaving children.
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Idiot and silly are semantically related in fool topic. Sometimes you can use "Idiot" instead the word "Silly" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Word: silliness

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How words are described

genuine genuine idiot genuine silly
big big idiot big silly
little little idiot little silly
idealistic idealistic idiot idealistic silly
Other adjectives: outright.

Both words in one sentence

  • Right Behind Me: Werner and his buddy make silly rhymes like: "The idiot, the idiot / wore a sweater that was red" ("rot" in German).
    Source: Comic Book / Werner
  • In The Fifties, "boob" was used as slang with a similar meaning to "idiot" or "silly person".
    Source: Accidental Innuendo / Literature
  • Western Animation / Muzzy in Gondoland Bowdlerise: In some versions, the words "stupid" and "idiot" (the most offensive words used) are dubbed over - rather clumsily - with "silly".
    Source: Western Animation / Muzzy in Gondoland
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