sillyness
Translation
silliness, foolishness
Examples
I'm tired of his sillyness.
I'm tired of his silliness.
Her sillyness made everyone laugh.
Her silliness made everyone laugh.
Grammar Patterns
((possessive's)) sillyness the quality of being silly His sillyness can be annoying.
Similar Words
Synonyms: foolishness, absurdity; Antonyms: seriousness, wisdom
Etymology
From the adjective 'silly' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. The standard spelling is 'silliness'.
Memory Tips
Think of the state (-ness) of being silly. It describes the quality of being foolish or not serious.