daft´ness

daft´ness
daft «daft, dahft», adjective.
1. without sense or reason; silly; foolish; stupid: »

Go out in this rain? You must be daft.

2. crazy; insane; mad: »

to go daft.

3. Scottish. madly gay: »

in a frolic daft (Robert Burns).

[Middle English dafte, Old English gedæfte gentle. See related etym. at deft. (Cf.deft)]
daft´ly, adverb.
daft´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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