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# daft

adjective (daft, dafter, daftest)

«daft» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, UK) Daft means silly or foolish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#m1)
2. (informal, UK) Daft about something means very keen on it: "She's daft about horses." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#m2)
3. (informal, UK) A daft idea is one that does not make sense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#m3)

### In the lessons

Very common in friendly British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand speech; often affectionate, not very rude. Parents and teachers say "Don't be daft!" meaning "That's silly". Phrases: «Don't be daft», «daft as a brush», «daft idea», «daft about».

### Examples

- Don't be daft, of course you can come! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#x1)
- That was a daft thing to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#x2)
- He's daft about football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#x3)
- It's a daft idea to swim in a storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#x4)
- My dog is as daft as a brush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#x5)
- "Did you think I was angry?" "Don't be daft!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#x6)
- We laughed at the daft jokes in the comic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#x7)

### Note

Informal, mainly British. Comparatives: dafter, daftest. Mild and usually friendly; saying it to someone in a mean way can still hurt. Close words: silly, foolish, barmy (UK), goofy (US).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «daft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«daft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/daft.html) on Mova free.