Difference between Foolish and Silly

FOOLISH vs SILLY: NOUN

Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.
Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion.
Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.
Devoid of good sense or judgment
Insignificant; trivial.
Embarrassed; abashed.
Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous.
Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly.
Having or revealing stupidity

Inspiring scornful pity
Dazed from or as if from repeated blows
Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
Ludicrous, foolish
Simple, not intelligent, refined.
Rustic; plain; simple; humble.
Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple.
Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid.
Pitiable; deserving of compassion; helpless.
Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.
Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.
Pungent adjectives of disesteem
Irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.
Playful, giggly.
Semiconscious, witless.
Of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short
Semiconscious; dazed.
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous.
Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish. : foolish.
Weak; helpless; frail.
Foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom; frivolous, trifling.

Like a fool; manifesting folly; deficient in understanding, sense, or discretion; weak in intellect or judgment; unwise.
Proceeding from or prompted by folly; exhibiting a want of discretion or discrimination; silly; vain; trifling.
Ridiculous; contemptible.
Denoting or indicative of folly.
Slight; insignificant.
Synonyms Silly, Foolish (see absurd); shallow, brainless, harebrained, simple.

Happy; fortunate; blessed.
Plain; simple; rustic; rude.
Simple-hearted; guileless; ingenuous; innocent.
Weak; impotent; helpless; frail.
Foolish, as a term of pity; deficient in understanding; weak-minded; witless; simple.
Foolish, as an epithet of contempt; characterized by weakness or folly; manifesting want of judgment or common sense; stupid or unwise: as, a silly coxcomb; a silly book; silly conduct.
Fatuous; imbecile; mentally weak to the verge of idiocy.
Weak in body: not in good health; sickly; weakly.
Synonyms Dull, etc. see simple.
Absurd, Silly, Foolish, etc. See a bsurd.
Given to frivolity
Lacking seriousness

Insane, Nonsensical, Unreasonable, Harebrained, Fatuous, Fool, Preposterous, Absurd, Asinine, Ridiculous, Misguided, Ludicrous, Silly, Stupid, Unwise

Slaphappy, Unreasonable, Cockamamie, Giddy, Airheaded, Undignified, Fool, Sappy, Zany, Frivolous, Pathetic, Wacky, Foolish, Goofy, Ridiculous

Insane, Nonsensical, Unreasonable, Harebrained, Fatuous, Fool, Preposterous, Absurd, Asinine, Ridiculous, Misguided, Ludicrous, Silly, Stupid, Unwise

Slaphappy, Unreasonable, Cockamamie, Giddy, Airheaded, Undignified, Fool, Sappy, Zany, Frivolous, Pathetic, Wacky, Foolish, Goofy, Ridiculous

Anyone not using the AMEX deal is foolish.
MASTER: That would be very foolish of you.
Are Economic Giants Penny Wise But Pound Foolish?
Baloo knows it; I know it; the Pack know it; and even the foolish, foolish deer know.
So, the preaching of the gospel is not foolish, but the question today is: Is there such a thing as foolish preaching?
You looked foolish the last two times you said it for the previous two contracts, and you will look foolish again this time.
Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
There are no foolish trades, there are only foolish people.
Young and Foolish Young and foolish Why is it wrong to be Young and foolish?
That foolish idea may not be so foolish after all.

Blue Jackets play their silly little hockey games.
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My question is quite silly actually but I just want to be careful in case I get my application rejected for something silly.
Silly Songs with Larry, the part of the show where Larry comes out and sings a silly song.
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Make a silly budget and get a silly product.
The general public will say they are silly names, but the lovers know their meaning silly or not!
Our culture has constructed a silly and temporary myth parallel to its silly and permanent one.
These moments are silly and are often met with equally silly dialogue after the battle.
SILLY SALLYWhen Silly Sally irons her clothes, they come out looking awful.