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Mitty

[ mit-ee ]
/ ˈmɪt i /
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noun

Walter Mitty.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Mitty

Mit·ty·esque, Mit·ty·ish, adjective

Words 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
  1. a fictional character given to grand and elaborate fantasies; daydreamer
  2. (as modifier)a Walter Mitty character; a Mitty act

Derived forms of Mitty

Mittyesque or Mitty-like, adjective

Word Origin for Mitty

C20: from a short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), by James Thurber
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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