daft

[daft, dahft]

adjective

dafter, daftest 

1. senseless, stupid, or foolish.

2. insane; crazy.

3. Scot.,  merry; playful; frolicsome.

daft

/ dɑːft /

adjective

1. informal,  foolish, simple, or stupid

2. a slang word for insane

3. informal,  extremely fond (of)

4. slang,  frivolous; giddy

Other Word Forms

• daftness noun
• daftly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of daft¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of daft¹

Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable

Example Sentences

Successive face-lifts have finally erased the original’s daft, Cheshire Cat smile, formed by the grille’s upturned corners.

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"I know it was daft but I put a Rod Stewart wig on so people didn't spot me."

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Freeman got a second, with Morgan heavily involved at the start of that play, then Jones gathered a daft chip ahead from Tim Ryan and ran more than half the length of pitch to score.

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Instead a tricky pitch, smart bowling from an Australian attack long in the tooth, and the odd daft shot proved to be West Indies' undoing.

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It was daft in 1971 and, after Friday night's loss to the Pumas, Andy Farrell will be hoping that it's just as daft more than a half a century later.

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