different between daft vs ridiculous

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

English

Alternative forms

• rediculous (archaic, eye dialect, or misspelling)
• radiculous (rare, obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin r?diculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); see ridicule.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK, US) IPA^(key): /???d?kj?l?s/, /?i??d?kj?l?s/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /???d?kl?s/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?s

Adjective

ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)

1. Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

   Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd

   Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn

2. Astonishing; unbelievable.

Derived terms

• ridic
• ridiculousness

Related terms

• deride
• derision
• ridicule
• ridiculable
• ridiculosity
• ridiculously

Translations

Further reading

• ridiculous at OneLook Dictionary Search
• ridiculous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ridiculous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.