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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)

  1. (chiefly Britain, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foolish
  2. (chiefly Britain, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insane
  3. (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

  1. Alternative form of defte

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dafs

English

Noun

dafs

  1. plural of daf

Anagrams

  • ADFs, ASDF, DFAS, DFAs, FASD, SADF, fads

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