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daft

[ daft, dahft ]
/ dæft, dɑft /
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adjective, daft·er, daft·est.

senseless, stupid, or foolish.
insane; crazy.
Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.

RELATED WORDS

madness, silliness, craziness, absurdity, indiscretion, foolishness, recklessness, idiocy, stupidity, lunacy, inanity, fatuity, vice, triviality, imprudence, imbecility, impracticality, irrationality, senselessness, rashness

Nearby words

daffadilly, daffadowndilly, daffing, daffodil, daffy, daft, dafydd ap gruffudd, dafydd ap gwilym, dag, dagan, dagda

Origin of daft

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

Related forms

daft·ly, adverbdaft·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for daftness

daft

/ (dɑːft) /

adjective mainly British

informal foolish, simple, or stupid
a slang word for insane
informal (postpositive foll by about) extremely fond (of)
slang frivolous; giddy

Derived Forms

daftly, adverbdaftness, noun

Word Origin for daft

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