daft

adjective

ˈdaft

also ˈdäft

chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish

Don't do anything daft.

chiefly British, informal : mad, insane

… he looks at me as if I were daft.

Johanna McGeary

Scotland : frivolously merry

daftly adverb

daftness

ˈdaf(t)-nəs How to pronounce daft (audio)

noun

Synonyms

balmy
barmy [chiefly British]
bats
batty
bedlam
bonkers
brainsick
bughouse [slang]
certifiable
crackbrained
cracked
crackers
crackpot
cranky [dialect]
crazed
crazy
cuckoo
daffy
demented
deranged
fruity [slang]
gaga
haywire
insane
kooky
kookie
loco [slang]
loony
looney
loony tunes
looney tunes
lunatic
mad
maniacal
maniac
mental
meshuga
meshugge
meshugah
meshuggah
moonstruck
non compos mentis
nuts
nutty
psycho
psychotic
scatty [chiefly British]
screwy
unbalanced
unhinged
unsound
wacko
whacko
wacky
whacky
wud [chiefly Scottish]

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Example Sentences

Your idea seems a bit daft to me. She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.

Recent Examples on the Web But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore.

David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 Someday soon — maybe in a year, maybe at the next Olympic trials — Americans will look back at last week's events and ask how any organization could have been so daft, so anachronistic, so wrongheaded.

Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 4 July 2021 Does this praise even track for a generation raised on politicians who make hay exploiting daft cultural skirmishes?

Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021 The internet has accelerated the spread of absurd theories, but these are a continuation of the sort of daft rumors that have always circulated in human communities.

New York Times, 5 May 2020 Nevertheless, emotion resonates through this delightful memoir, which offers a candid, humorous look inside the royal family and the daft world of the British aristocracy.

Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2020 Which, of course, sounds daft since voters headed to the polls last Tuesday or headed to their mailboxes at some point to send in their absentee ballots.

Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2020 Yet just as Shoplifters conceded that its low-class antiheroes were actually horrible people, Parasite is fairly kind to the upper crust, portraying the rich as sweet if slightly daft people.

Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base *daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *d^hab^h- or *d^hob^h-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant"

Note: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft.

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	daftness
释义	daft adjective ˈdaft also ˈdäft 1 chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish Don't do anything daft. 2 chiefly British, informal : mad, insane … he looks at me as if I were daft. Johanna McGeary 3 Scotland : frivolously merry daftly adverb daftness ˈdaf(t)-nəs noun Synonyms balmy barmy [chiefly British] bats batty bedlam bonkers brainsick bughouse [slang] certifiable crackbrained cracked crackers crackpot cranky [dialect] crazed crazy cuckoo daffy demented deranged fruity [slang] gaga haywire insane kooky kookie loco [slang] loony looney loony tunes looney tunes lunatic mad maniacal maniac mental meshuga meshugge meshugah meshuggah moonstruck non compos mentis nuts nutty psycho psychotic scatty [chiefly British] screwy unbalanced unhinged unsound wacko whacko wacky whacky wud [chiefly Scottish] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Your idea seems a bit daft to me. She looked at us as if we'd gone daft. Recent Examples on the Web But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 Someday soon — maybe in a year, maybe at the next Olympic trials — Americans will look back at last week's events and ask how any organization could have been so daft, so anachronistic, so wrongheaded. Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 4 July 2021 Does this praise even track for a generation raised on politicians who make hay exploiting daft cultural skirmishes? Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021 The internet has accelerated the spread of absurd theories, but these are a continuation of the sort of daft rumors that have always circulated in human communities. New York Times, 5 May 2020 Nevertheless, emotion resonates through this delightful memoir, which offers a candid, humorous look inside the royal family and the daft world of the British aristocracy. Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2020 Which, of course, sounds daft since voters headed to the polls last Tuesday or headed to their mailboxes at some point to send in their absentee ballots. Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2020 Yet just as Shoplifters conceded that its low-class antiheroes were actually horrible people, Parasite is fairly kind to the upper crust, portraying the rich as sweet if slightly daft people. Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen* "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European d^hab^h- or d^hob^h-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant" Note: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft. First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing daft (as) daft as a brush (as) daft as a brush Kids Definition daft adjective ˈdaft dafter; daftest : foolish, crazy daftness noun as in insanity lack of good sense or judgment his dithery daftness makes him unfit for any position but that of class clown Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance insanity madness absurdity simplicity silliness wackiness foolishness fatuousness craziness inanity zaniness dottiness lunacy preposterousness witlessness stupidness unwisdom nuttiness stupidity imbecility idiocy brainlessness fatuity folly asininity senselessness obtuseness balminess ridiculousness dullness nonsensicalness simplemindedness oafishness unreasonableness simpleness irrationality slowness dumbness feeblemindedness mindlessness dopiness kookiness weirdness ludicrousness dippiness denseness doltishness fallacy dulness vacuity gormlessness dim-wittedness laughableness Antonyms & Near Antonyms sanity wisdom sagacity prudence soundness sensibleness rationality reasonableness validity sapience logicality insight reasonability sagaciousness perception discernment sageness logicalness rationalness percipience See More
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daft

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