ado

[ uh-doo ]

/ əˈdu /

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noun

busy activity; bustle; fuss.

Origin of ado

1250–1300; Middle English (north) at do, a phrase equivalent to at to (<Old Norse, which used at with the infinitive) + dodo¹

SYNONYMS FOR ado

flurry; confusion, upset, excitement; hubbub, noise, turmoil.

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ANTONYMS FOR ado

calm, peace, tranquillity.

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Ado, to-do, commotion, stir, tumult suggest a great deal of fuss and noise. Ado implies a confused bustle of activity, a considerable emotional upset, and a great deal of talking: Much Ado About Nothing. To-do, now more commonly used, may mean merely excitement and noise and may be pleasant or unpleasant: a great to-do over a movie star. Commotion suggests a noisy confusion and babble: commotion at the scene of an accident. Stir suggests excitement and noise, with a hint of emotional cause: The report was followed by a tremendous stir in the city. Tumult suggests disorder with noise and violence: a tumult as the mob stormed the Bastille.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ado

à deux, adieu, ado

Words nearby ado

adnexa, adnexal adenoma, adnexum, adnominal, adnoun, ado, adobe, adobe flat, adobo, Ado-Ekiti, A dog is a man's best friend

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Example sentences from the Web for ado

Without further ado, here are the 12 total outcomes had the teammates not worked together, along with how they then finished by working together.
Can You Break A Very Expensive Centrifuge?|Zach Wissner-Gross|September 18, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Honor put out an ungloved hand and had some ado not to wince before it was released.
Captain Desmond, V.C.|Maud Diver
Unless you sicken and die to some purpose, why such an ado about it?
The Last Harvest|John Burroughs
This appears to me to be a little trifle for such an ado; nevertheless, I will do as thou dost request.
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates|Howard I. Pyle

It is marvel, said Pellinore, that he will not have ado with me.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II)|Thomas Malory
And I counsel you in no place press not upon him to have ado with him.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory

British Dictionary definitions for ado (1 of 2)

ado

/ (əˈduː) /

noun

bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado)

Word Origin for ado

C14: from the phrase at do a to-do, from Old Norse at to (marking the infinitive) + do 1

British Dictionary definitions for ado (2 of 2)

ADO

/ Australian /

abbreviation for

accumulated day off

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单词	ado
释义	ado [ uh-doo ] / əˈdu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ado ON THESAURUS.COM noun busy activity; bustle; fuss. Origin of ado 1250–1300; Middle English (north) at do, a phrase equivalent to at to (<Old Norse, which used at with the infinitive) + dodo¹ SYNONYMS FOR ado flurry; confusion, upset, excitement; hubbub, noise, turmoil. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ado ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ado calm, peace, tranquillity. SEE ANTONYMS FOR ado ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for ado Ado, to-do, commotion, stir, tumult suggest a great deal of fuss and noise. Ado implies a confused bustle of activity, a considerable emotional upset, and a great deal of talking: Much Ado About Nothing. To-do, now more commonly used, may mean merely excitement and noise and may be pleasant or unpleasant: a great to-do over a movie star. Commotion suggests a noisy confusion and babble: commotion at the scene of an accident. Stir suggests excitement and noise, with a hint of emotional cause: The report was followed by a tremendous stir in the city. Tumult suggests disorder with noise and violence: a tumult as the mob stormed the Bastille. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ado à deux, adieu, ado Words nearby ado adnexa, adnexal adenoma, adnexum, adnominal, adnoun, ado, adobe, adobe flat, adobo, Ado-Ekiti, A dog is a man's best friend Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ado Without further ado, here are the 12 total outcomes had the teammates not worked together, along with how they then finished by working together. Can You Break A Very Expensive Centrifuge?\|Zach Wissner-Gross\|September 18, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight Honor put out an ungloved hand and had some ado not to wince before it was released. Captain Desmond, V.C.\|Maud Diver Unless you sicken and die to some purpose, why such an ado about it? The Last Harvest\|John Burroughs This appears to me to be a little trifle for such an ado; nevertheless, I will do as thou dost request. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates\|Howard I. Pyle It is marvel, said Pellinore, that he will not have ado with me. Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II)\|Thomas Malory And I counsel you in no place press not upon him to have ado with him. Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)\|Thomas Malory British Dictionary definitions for ado (1 of 2) ado / (əˈduː) / noun bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado) Word Origin for ado C14: from the phrase at do a to-do, from Old Norse at to (marking the infinitive) + do 1 British Dictionary definitions for ado (2 of 2) ADO / Australian / abbreviation for accumulated day off 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 Words related to ado turmoil, to-do, travail, confusion, bother, hubbub, excitement, flurry, trouble
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ado

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