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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

daffiness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdæfinəs/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English daffy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English daffiness From daffy + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) The quality of being silly or foolish.
  2. (informal, uncountable) The quality of being crazy or mad.

Relateds

daffily · daffy