Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonsilly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-sil-ly
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not silly.

Example Sentences

"Clearly I have a duty to say why design strikes me as a nonsilly hypothesis, and even as a simple and attractive one."

Etymology

From non- + silly.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonsilly mean?: Not silly.
Where does nonsilly come from?: From non- + silly.

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