Hyphenation of silly

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word silly? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

sil-ly

Definitions of silly:

1.	A word used for misbehaving children Don't be a silly
2.	Ludicrous, foolish Gave me a cockamamie reason for not going Wore a goofy hat A silly idea Some wacky plan for selling more books
3.	Lacking seriousness Given to frivolity A dizzy blonde Light-headed teenagers Silly giggles
4.	Inspiring scornful pity How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett
5.	Dazed from or as if from repeated blows Knocked silly by the impact Slaphappy with exhaustion

Synonyms of silly:

adj	cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, wacky, whacky, zany, unreasonable, foolish
adj	airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, frivolous
adj	pathetic, ridiculous, undignified
adj	punch-drunk, slaphappy, confused
noun	child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.