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daft

 

[ dษ‘หft ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

music

Silly, foolish, or crazy.

Synonyms

crazy, foolish, silly

Examples of usage

  • He made a daft comment about the song lyrics.
  • Don't pay attention to his daft ideas.
Context #2 | Adjective

informal

Extremely good; excellent.

Synonyms

excellent, fantastic, outstanding

Examples of usage

  • That new album is daft!
  • Their performance was absolutely daft.

Translations

Translations of the word "daft" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น tolo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฎเฅ‚เคฐเฅเค–

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช dumm

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bodoh

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะดัƒั€ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ gล‚upi

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ„šใ‹ใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท stupide

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ tonto

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท aptal

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์–ด๋ฆฌ์„์€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃุญู…ู‚

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hloupรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ hlรบpy

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ„š่ ข็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ neumen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ heimskur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐา›ั‹ะผะฐา›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ axmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ tonto

Etymology

The word 'daft' originated from Middle English 'dafte', meaning meek or gentle. Over time, the meaning evolved to include silly or foolish. In modern usage, 'daft' is often used informally to describe something excellent or outstanding.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #26,839, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.