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daft D0005000 (dăft)adj. daft·er, daft·est 1. Crazy; deranged.2. Foolish; stupid.3. Scots Frolicsome. [Middle English defte, dafte, humble, uncouth, awkward; see deft.] daft′ly adv.daft′ness n.daft (dɑːft) adj1. informal foolish, simple, or stupid2. a slang word for insane3. informal (foll by: about) extremely fond (of)4. slang frivolous; giddy[Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable] ˈdaftly adv ˈdaftness ndaft (dæft, dɑft) adj. , -er, -est. 1. foolish. 2. insane; crazy; mad. 3. Scot. playful. [before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English dæfte] daft′ly, adv. daft′ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | daft - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, around the bend, balmy, crackers, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, loopy, fruity, barmy, crackedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" |
daftadjective (Informal, chiefly Brit.)1. stupid, simple, crazy, silly, absurd, foolish, irrational, unwise, senseless, giddy, infantile, goofy, foolhardy, idiotic, inane, fatuous, loopy (informal), witless, crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), dopey (informal), puerile, imprudent (informal), scatty (Brit. informal), asinine, gonzo (slang), imbecilic, doolally (slang), off your head (informal), off your trolley (slang), up the pole (informal), dumb-ass (slang), wacko or whacko (slang) I wasn't so daft as to believe him.2. ridiculous, foolish, impractical, ludicrous, pointless, unrealistic, unreasonable, unwise, preposterous, laughable, farcical, illogical, unworkable, foolhardy, nonsensical, half-baked, fatuous, risible, ill-conceived, impracticable, hare-brained, dumb-ass (slang), cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.) Now there's a daft suggestion!3. crazy, mad, mental (slang), touched, nuts (slang), barking (slang), crackers (Brit. slang), insane, lunatic, demented, nutty (slang), deranged, unhinged, round the bend (Brit. slang), barking mad (slang), not right in the head, not the full shilling (informal) It either sends you daft or kills you.daft about enthusiastic about, mad about, crazy about (informal), doting on, besotted with, sweet on, nuts about (slang), potty about (Brit. informal), infatuated by, dotty about (slang, chiefly Brit.), nutty about (informal) He's just daft about her.daftadjectiveAfflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.Translationsdaft
be as daft as a brushslang To act in a strange or silly way. Primarily heard in UK. Quit being as daft as a brush—it's too dangerous to play on this busy street!See also: brush, daft(as) daft as a brushslang Strange or silly. Primarily heard in UK. Quit being as daft as a brush—it's too dangerous to play on this busy street!See also: brush, daftdaft as a brush BRITISHIf someone is as daft as a brush, they are very silly or stupid. She was as daft as a brush. Couldn't say anything with any sense in it. Note: This expression may have come from `as soft as a brush', as both `soft' and `daft' can mean stupid. Alternatively, it could have come from a fuller version, `as daft as a brush without bristles'. See also: brush, daft(as) ˌdaft as a ˈbrush (British English, spoken) (of a person) very sillySee also: brush, daftDAFT
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Synonyms for daftadj stupidSynonyms- stupid
- simple
- crazy
- silly
- absurd
- foolish
- irrational
- unwise
- senseless
- giddy
- infantile
- goofy
- foolhardy
- idiotic
- inane
- fatuous
- loopy
- witless
- crackpot
- out to lunch
- dopey
- puerile
- imprudent
- scatty
- asinine
- gonzo
- imbecilic
- doolally
- off your head
- off your trolley
- up the pole
- dumb-ass
- wacko or whacko
adj ridiculousSynonyms- ridiculous
- foolish
- impractical
- ludicrous
- pointless
- unrealistic
- unreasonable
- unwise
- preposterous
- laughable
- farcical
- illogical
- unworkable
- foolhardy
- nonsensical
- half-baked
- fatuous
- risible
- ill-conceived
- impracticable
- hare-brained
- dumb-ass
- cockamamie
adj crazySynonyms- crazy
- mad
- mental
- touched
- nuts
- barking
- crackers
- insane
- lunatic
- demented
- nutty
- deranged
- unhinged
- round the bend
- barking mad
- not right in the head
- not the full shilling
phrase daft aboutSynonyms- enthusiastic about
- mad about
- crazy about
- doting on
- besotted with
- sweet on
- nuts about
- potty about
- infatuated by
- dotty about
- nutty about
Synonyms for daftadj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundnessSynonyms- brainsick
- crazy
- demented
- disordered
- distraught
- dotty
- insane
- lunatic
- mad
- maniac
- maniacal
- mentally ill
- moonstruck
- off
- touched
- unbalanced
- unsound
- wrong
- bonkers
- cracked
- daffy
- gaga
- loony
- bananas
- batty
- buggy
- cuckoo
- fruity
- loco
- nuts
- nutty
- screwy
- wacky
- crackers
- non compos mentis
Synonyms for daftadj informal or slang terms for mentally irregularSynonyms- bats
- batty
- bonkers
- buggy
- around the bend
- balmy
- crackers
- dotty
- haywire
- kookie
- kooky
- loco
- loony
- nuts
- round the bend
- wacky
- whacky
- nutty
- loopy
- fruity
- barmy
- cracked
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