Mitty
[ mit-ee ]
/ ˈmɪt i /
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noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM Mitty
Mit·ty·esque, Mit·ty·ish, adjectiveWords nearby Mitty
Mittelland Canal, mittelschmerz, mitten, Mitterrand, mittimus, Mitty, mitumba, Mitumba Mountains, Mitzi, mitzvah, Miwok
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British Dictionary definitions for Mitty
Mitty
/ (ˈmɪtɪ) /
noun
Walter Mitty
- a fictional character given to grand and elaborate fantasies; daydreamer
- (as modifier)a Walter Mitty character; a Mitty act
Derived forms of Mitty
Mittyesque or Mitty-like, adjectiveWord Origin for Mitty
C20: from a short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), by James Thurber
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