sillinesses
Acts of goofiness
Sillinesses is the plural of silliness, referring to multiple instances or varieties of foolish, frivolous, or absurd behavior.
The word appears when distinguishing different kinds of nonsense: The sillinesses of childhood give way to the sillinesses of adolescence.
Rarely used outside deliberate emphasis on variety or contrast.
Humorous remarks or stories
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
clowning · jesting · gags · parody · spoofing · tomfoolery · monkeying · mugging
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- frolickingLighthearted energetic movement
romping · gamboling · skylarking · prancing · capering · horseplay · fun · games
Meaningless words or actions
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- illogicalityFailure of sound reasoning
irrationality · senselessness · incongruity · bizarreness · outlandishness · farcicality · surrealism · grotesquerie
Lack of intelligence
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
irresponsibility · foolhardiness · gullibility · naivety · immaturity · cluelessness · ineptitude · witlessness
Unusual or unexpected trait
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
- capriciousnessErratic, unpredictable behavior
- whimsicalityPlayfully fanciful quality
fancifulness · imaginativeness · dreaminess · drollness · oddness · peculiarity · outlandishness · unpredictability
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
buffoonery · clowning · jesting · gags · parody · spoofing · tomfoolery · monkeying · mugging · zaniness
frivolity
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
frolicking · romping · gamboling · skylarking · prancing · capering · horseplay · fun · games · jollity
nonsense
Meaningless words or actions
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
illogicality · irrationality · senselessness · incongruity · bizarreness · outlandishness · farcicality · surrealism · grotesquerie · inanity
stupidity
Lack of intelligence
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
recklessness · irresponsibility · foolhardiness · gullibility · naivety · immaturity · cluelessness · ineptitude · witlessness · dimness
quirkiness
Unusual or unexpected trait
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
- capriciousnessErratic, unpredictable behavior
whimsicality · fancifulness · imaginativeness · dreaminess · drollness · oddness · peculiarity · outlandishness · unpredictability
sillinessesseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · gravitas · solemnity · earnestness · sobriety
sillinesseswisdom
Good judgment from experience
wisdoms · sagacity · profundity · profoundness · prudence
sillinessessensibleness
Practical good judgment
reasonableness · prudence · rationality · levelheadedness · soundness