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doughty
English
Etymology
The adjective is derived from Middle English doughti, dou?ty (“brave, bold, valiant; fierce, strong; bold warrior; excellent, honourable, noble, worthy; handsome, splendid; excellent or worthy person”) [and other forms], from Old English dohti?, dyhti? (“competent, doughty, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duht?g, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewg?- (“to produce (something useful); to be strong, have force”). The English word may be analysed as dought +? -y, and is cognate with Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”).
The noun is derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?da?ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?da?ti/, [-?i]
- (Canada) IPA(key): [?d????i] (Canadian raising)
- Rhymes: -a?ti
Adjective
doughty (comparative doughtier or more doughty, superlative doughtiest or most doughty)
- (dated or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
- Synonyms: dauntless, fearless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted, valiant; see also Thesaurus:brave
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly
Derived terms
- dought
- doughtily
- doughtiness
- doughty-handed
Translations
Noun
doughty (plural doughties)
- (archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.
Translations
References
Middle English
Adjective
doughty
- Alternative form of dou?ty
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doughtiness
English
Etymology
From Middle English dou?tines; equivalent to doughty +? -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da?tin?s/
Noun
doughtiness (uncountable)
- The quality of being doughty.
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