daft

daft  (dft)

adj. daft·er, daft·est

1. Mad; crazy.

2. Foolish; stupid.

3. Scots Frolicsome.

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[Middle English dafte, foolish, from Old English gedæfte, meek.]

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daftly adv.

daftness n.

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daft

Adjective

Informal, chiefly Brit

1. foolish or crazy

2. daft about very enthusiastic about: he's daft about football [Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish]

Thesaurus

Adj.

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, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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daft chiefly Brit.

adjective 1. stupid, simple, crazy, silly, absurd, foolish, giddy, goofy, idiotic, inane, loopy (informal) witless, crackpot (informal) out to lunch (informal) dopey (informal) scatty Brit. (informal) asinine, gonzo (slang) doolally (slang) off your head (informal) off your trolley (slang) up the pole (informal) dumb-ass (slang) wacko or whacko (slang) off the air Austral. (slang)

adjective 2. (slang) 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) off the air Austral. (slang) porangi N.Z. >> daft about (informal) 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)

Translations

daft [dɑːft] adj → chiflado

daft [dɑːft] adj (inf) → idiot(e) → stupide;

to be daft about → être toqué(e) or mordu(e) de

daft [dɑːft] (inf) adj → doof (inf) → blöd (inf);

to be daft about sb/sth → verrückt nach jdm/etw sein

daft [dɑːft] adj → sciocco/a;

to be daft about sb → perdere la testa per qn;

to be daft about sth → andare pazzo per qc