Daffish

/ˈdæf.ɪʃ/ adjective

Definition

Somewhat silly, foolish, or giddy; having the quality of being daffy in a mild way.

Etymology

From 'daff' (foolish) + adjective suffix '-ish', which softens the meaning and suggests 'somewhat' or 'rather' foolish rather than completely foolish.

Kelly Says

The suffix '-ish' is English's way of saying 'kind of' or 'sort of'—it makes adjectives less harsh and more playful, which is perfect for describing someone's silly mood rather than their character.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ፍቅር
en-de fik-er
ARالعربية
كأزهري
ka-a-ze-hri
BNবাংলা
ভারতীয় গোলাপের মত
bhar-at-ee-ya gu-laap-er mot
CACatalà
com a suavitat d'una amapola
koh-moh a sua-vi-tat d'oo-nah ah-mah-poh-lah
CSČeština
jako indický lilie
ja-ko in-di-cky lee-lee
DADansk
som en indisk lilje
som een in-disk lee-ye
DEDeutsch
narzissartig
nar-zi-sar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
όπως μια ινδική λειριοί
oh-pos mee-ah in-dee-kee lee-ree-oi
ESEspañol
como una amapola
koh-moh oo-nah ah-mah-poh-lah
FAفارسی
مانند گل هندی
ma-na-nd gu-l ho-dee
FISuomi
intialainen ruusu
in-ti-a-lai-nen roo-su
FRFrançais
comme un œillet d'Inde
kom-oh oon way-yɛ dɛ̃d
GUGU
મિઠાસ જેવું
mi-thaas je-v-oon
HAHA
sanyin
sa-nin
HEעברית
כמו לילך הודי
koh-moh lee-lekh ho-dee
HIहिन्दी
गुलाब की तरह
gu-laab kee ta-ree
HUMagyar
mint egy indiai tulipán
mint egy in-dee-ai too-lee-pa-n
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti bunga kelopak India
se-peh-ke bun-gah ke-lo-pak in-dee-ah
IGIG
ike ncheta
ee-ke n-che-ta
ITItaliano
come un giglio di India
koh-meh oon zhee-lee-oh dee ee-nd-ee-ah
JA日本語
ボタンフラワーのような
bo-ton fu-ra-a yo-no-na
KKKK
сұлу
su-lu
KMKM
ដូចជា ស្អុយ
doo-ch-jea s-k-oy
KO한국어
튤립처럼
too-lip-che-rom
MRMR
मधुरतासारखा
madh-u-rata-sa-rakha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti bunga kelopak India
se-peh-ke bun-gah ke-lo-pak in-dee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Gemü
ka-j ge-mu
NLNederlands
als een Indiaanse narcis
als een in-dee-an-se nar-ci-ss
NONorsk
som en indisk lilje
som een in-disk lee-ye
PAPA
ਮਦੁਰਤਾ ਵਰਗਾ
mad-u-rata var-ga
PLPolski
jak hiacynt indyjski
yak hi-a-synt in-dee-ski
PTPortuguês
como um cravo-da-índia
koh-moh oom kra-vohs-duh-ee-n-dee-ah
RORomână
ca un narciste indian
ca oon nar-tsi-ste in-dee-an
RUРусский
как нарцисс
kak nar-tsi-ss
SVSvenska
som en indisk lilja
som een in-disk lee-ya
SWKiswahili
kama maua ya India
ka-ma maw-ah ya in-dee-ah
TAதமிழ்
இந்திய மலர் போல
in-dee-ya ma-lar po-loh
TEతెలుగు
భారతీయ గులాబం వంటి
bhar-at-ee-ya gu-laabam van-ti
THไทย
เหมือนดอกกุหลาบอินเดีย
meuan dok-gu-lab in-dee-yah
TLTL
tuladang sa bulak ng India
too-la-dang sa boo-lak ng in-dee-ah
TRTürkçe
Hindistan zambaklarına benzer
hin-di-stan zam-bak-la-ri-na be-ner
UKУкраїнська
як індійська нарцис
yak in-dee-ys-ka nar-tsi-s
URاردو
ہندوستانی گل کی طرح
hin-doo-sta-nee gu-l kee ta-rah
VITiếng Việt
như hoa nhài Ấn Độ
n-hu hoa n-hai an-doh
YOYO
lọ́pọ̀
loh-po
ZH中文
像洋葱花一样
xiàng yángcōnghuā yīyàng
ZUZU
ngakuthula
ng-a-koo-thoo-la

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.