daft

English

Etymology

From Middle English dafte, defte, from Old English dæfte, ġedæfte (“mild; gentle; meek”), from Proto-Germanic *daftuz (“agreeable; suitable; convenient”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɑːft/, /dæft/
(US) IPA^(key): /dæft/

Rhymes: -ɑːft

Adjective

daft (comparative dafter, superlative daftest)

insane, mad
silly
a daft idea
stupid

Synonyms

soft

Derived terms

daft as a brush

Translations

insane, mad

Bulgarian: побъркан (bg) (pobǎrkan), ненормален (bg) (nenormalen)
Cebuano: buang
French: cinglé (fr)
German: verrückt (de)
Italian: pazzo (it)
Latvian: jucis
Manx: meecheeallagh

Polish: zwariowany (pl)
Portuguese: louco (pt) m
Russian: сумасше́дший (ru) (sumasšédšij), рехнувшийся (ru) (rexnuvšijsja), безрассудный (ru) (bezrassudnyj)
Slovene: nor (sl) m, besen (sl) m
Spanish: loco (es)
Swedish: sinnessjuk (sv), galen (sv)
Turkish: deli (tr)

silly

Bulgarian: неразумен (bg) (nerazumen)
French: dingue (fr), branque (fr)
German: albern (de)
Manx: meecheeallagh
Maori: rūrūwai

Portuguese: sandeu (pt)
Scottish Gaelic: faoin
Spanish: tonto (es)
Swedish: fånig (sv), löjlig (sv), tramsig (sv)

stupid

Bulgarian: глупав (bg) (glupav)
French: simplet (fr)
German: blöd (de), bescheuert (de), doof (de)
Italian: stupido (it) m, stupida (it) f
Latvian: stulbs, muļķis (lv), aušīgs

Portuguese: estúpido (pt) m
Russian: глу́пый (ru) (glúpyj), слабоумный (ru) (slaboumnyj)
Slovene: neumen (sl) m, zabit m (informal)
Spanish: estúpido (es)
Swedish: dum (sv)

Anagrams

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