SILLY

Silly

Silly is a German rock band. Founded in East Germany in the year 1978, Silly was one of the country's most popular music acts, and was well known for its charismatic lead singer Tamara Danz. Her death in 1996 ended the band's recording career for 14 years. In 2005 the surviving members began to perform as Silly again, first with several guest singers, before choosing actress Anna Loos to replace Danz. The first album with the new line-up, Alles Rot, became the band's most successful to date, reaching number 3 on the German charts in 2010.

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silly

Noun

  1. A silly person; a fool.
  2. A mistake.

Adjective

  1. Pitiable; deserving of compassion; helpless.
  2. Simple, unsophisticated, ordinary; rustic, ignorant.
  3. foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom; frivolous, trifling.
    I made a very silly mistake.
    The newlyweds called each other silly little nicknames.
  4. irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors.
    What a silly kid, he's always getting in trouble.
  5. semiconscious, witless.
    The impact of the ball knocked him silly.
  6. of a fielding position, very close to the batsman; closer than short
  7. simple, not intelligent, unrefined.
    John was prosperous and his helpless, silly father could be of no use to him.
  8. Happy; fortunate; blessed.
  9. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.


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