daft

daft · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (British, informal) Silly or foolish.

  2. 2.

    (British, informal) Crazy about something; infatuated.

  3. 3.

    (Scottish, Northern English) Merry; playful.

Related words

Antonyms: sensible, smart, wise
See also: crazy, foolish, silly
Synonyms: crazy, foolish, silly, stupid

Etymology

From Old English gedaefte meaning "mild, gentle, meek," which later shifted to mean "foolish" in Middle English. The original positive sense is now obsolete.