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silliness

/-nəs/

Meanings
noun
That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.

Examples :

"The teacher ended the lesson with a bit of silliness to help the students relax before lunch. "
character mind attitude emotion entertainment

Related Words

Illustration recess

recess noun

/ɹɪ.ˈsɛs/

A break, pause or vacation.

"Spring recess offers a good chance to travel."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration frivolous

frivolous adjective

/ˈfɹɪv.əl.əs/

Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.

"During the serious meeting, Sarah's frivolous comments about the latest TikTok trend distracted everyone. "

Illustration tolerated

tolerated verb

/ˈtɑləˌreɪtɪd/ /ˈtɑləˌreɪdɪd/

To accept hardship without objection.

"I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays."

Illustration result

result noun

/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.

"the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation"

Illustration lesson

lesson noun

/ˈlɛsn̩/

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

"In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work."

Illustration perceived

perceived verb

/pəˈsiːvd/ /pɚˈsivd/

To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

"The student perceived the teacher's frustration by the tone of her voice. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "

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expected verb

/ɪksˈpɛktɪd/

To predict or believe that something will happen

"He never expected to be discovered."