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sillyism

sillyism noun: silliness.

Noun

sillyism (countable and uncountable, plural sillyisms)

  1. silliness

Forms of sillyism

pluralsillyisms

Origin of sillyism

From silly + -ism.

Questions about sillyism

What does sillyism mean?
Sillyism means silliness.
What part of speech is sillyism?
Sillyism is a noun.
What is the plural of sillyism?
The plural of sillyism is sillyisms.

Words near sillyism in the dictionary

  1. sillyhead
  2. sillyheads
  3. sillyhood
  4. sillyhoods
  5. sillyish
  6. sillyism
  7. sillyisms
  8. sillykin
  9. sillykins
  10. sillyly
  11. sillyness

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