Silly
Silly adjective - Inspiring scornful pity.
Usage example: "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
Undignified and silly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undignified" instead an adjective "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness
Undignified
Undignified adjective - Lacking dignity.
Silly and undignified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Undignified".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He hides his identity ostensibly because be doesn't want to deal with people asking him to write their stories, but a later conversation with Annabel reveals that he does so because some part of him believes that it is a "rather silly, undignified pursuit".
Source: Creator / Julia Quinn
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Undignified and Silly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/silly/undignified
Silly & Undignified. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/silly/undignified>.
Undignified or Silly. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/silly/undignified.
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