Daftness

/ˈdæftnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being daft; foolishness or silliness.

Etymology

From 'daft' + '-ness' suffix, creating an abstract noun expressing the quality itself, following productive English patterns for nominalization of adjectives.

Kelly Says

We can measure 'daftness' on a scale—someone might be 'a little daft' or have 'a high degree of daftness,' showing how '-ness' lets us quantify qualities!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይደለም
ai-de-lem
ARالعربية
بلا حكمة
bi-la-ha-ki-ma
BNবাংলা
অসাবধানতা
o-sa-ba-dha-na-ta
CACatalà
torpeza
tor-peh-sa
CSČeština
nešikovnost
ne-shi-kov-nost
DADansk
dumhed
dø-mhed
DEDeutsch
Ungeschicklichkeit
un-ge-shick-li-keit
ELΕλληνικά
απρόσεκση
a-pro-se-ksi
ESEspañol
torpeza
tor-peh-sah
FAفارسی
بی‌هوشی
be-hoos-hi
FISuomi
välinpitämättömyys
ve-lin-pit-ä-mä-tö-myys
FRFrançais
maladresse
ma-la-drez
GUGU
અજ્ઞાનતા
a-j-na-ta
HAHA
ba'a
ba-a
HEעברית
בלי שיק
be-li-shek
HIहिन्दी
बेवकूफी
be-va-koo-fee
HUMagyar
butaság
bu-ta-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebodohan
ke-bo-doh-an
IGIG
n'eme
ne-me
ITItaliano
goffo
gof-fo
JA日本語
ばかげている
ba-ka-ge-te-iru
KKKK
сөйлемей
soy-le-mey
KMKM
អោយបាន
a-oy ba-an
KO한국어
어리석음
eo-ri-seok-eum
MRMR
अज्ञाना
a-j-na-na
MSBahasa Melayu
bodoh
bo-doh
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းမွန်
ka-ung-mu-mon
NLNederlands
onhandigheid
on-han-dig-heid
NONorsk
dumhet
dø-mhet
PAPA
ਅਗਿਆਨ
a-gia-an
PLPolski
nieporadność
nie-po-ra-d-nosc
PTPortuguês
desajeitada
de-sa-jei-ta-da
RORomână
neîndemânare
ne-in-de-ma-na-re
RUРусский
неловкость
ne-lov-kost
SVSvenska
slarv
slar-v
SWKiswahili
kijinga
ki-jin-ga
TAதமிழ்
மெத்தனம்
me-tha-nam
TEతెలుగు
అప్రమత్తం
a-pra-mat-tam
THไทย
โง่
no
TLTL
mangmang
mang-mang
TRTürkçe
beceriksizlik
be-ce-ri-kiz-lik
UKУкраїнська
недбалість
ne-d-ba-list
URاردو
بے وقوفی
be-wa-qof-i
VITiếng Việt
lúng túng
lung tung
YOYO
gbagbe
gba-gbe
ZH中文
笨拙
bèn-zhuō
ZUZU
ngok'thuthu
ngok-thuthu

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