daft

American  

[daft, dahft] / dæft, dɑft /

adjective

dafter, daftest

1. senseless, stupid, or foolish.

2. insane; crazy.

3. Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.

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daft British  

/ dɑːft /

adjective

1. informal foolish, simple, or stupid

2. a slang word for insane

3. informal extremely fond (of)

4. slang frivolous; giddy

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Other Word Forms

• daftly adverb
• daftness noun

Etymology

Origin of daft

before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English dæfte; deft

Example Sentences

Flamboyance is called for – someone not only larger than life but also "silly" and "daft", they agreed.

From BBC

“I know exactly who needs to hear this, and that would be anyone who is daft enough to think that parents are not caused trauma by their kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It only took until that afternoon for people to realize that the argument was daft.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an organisation that spends more than a trillion pounds a year and makes thousands of decisions every week, it's daft to imagine they can all be perfectly in line with a broader goal.

From BBC

“At best they are being incredibly pedantic. At worst, intentionally daft.”

From Los Angeles Times