sillification

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noun

The process of making something silly.

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Meanings

nounsillification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process of making something silly.

    I think I should find vulgarization less painful than the sillification achieved by the BBC.

    19 June 1957, J. R. R. Tolkien, letter to Rayner Unwin
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    Obviously, self-sillification should be avoided. Nevertheless, it takes a long time — many reiterations of "How do you know?" — to get a lawyer to look comical.

    2007, Priscilla Anne Schwab, The Litigation Manual: First Supplement, page 1149

Origin

From silly + -fication.

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APA

sillification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sillification

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“sillification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sillification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sillification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sillification.

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