different between daft vs baft
daft
English
Etymology
From Middle English dafte, defte (“gentle; having good manners; humble, modest; awkward; dull; boorish”), from Old English dæfte (“accommodating; gentle, meek, mild”),, from Proto-West Germanic *daft? (“fitting, suitable”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *d?h?eb?- (“fitting; to fit together”).
Compare silly which originally meant “blessed; good, innocent; pitiful; weak”, but now means “laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance; mentally simple, foolish”.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??ft/
- (UK, General American) enPR: d?ft, IPA(key): /dæft/
- Rhymes: -??ft, -æft
Adjective
daft (comparative dafter, superlative daftest)
- (chiefly Britain, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foolish
- (chiefly Britain, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insane
- (obsolete) Gentle, meek, mild.
Derived terms
Related terms
- bedaft
- deft
Translations
References
Further reading
- daft (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- DFAT
Middle English
Adjective
daft
- Alternative form of defte
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baft
English
Etymology 1
Preposition
baft
- Alternative form of abaft
Adverb
baft (comparative more baft, superlative most baft)
- Alternative form of abaft
Etymology 2
Noun
baft (countable and uncountable, plural bafts)
- Alternative form of bafta (“type of material”)
Anagrams
- BATF
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