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Definition: DAFF

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull.[Websters].
Verb 1. To cast aside; to put off; to doff.[Websters]
2. To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy.[Websters]
3. To daunt.[Websters]
4. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: daffing, daffed, daffs, daffer, daffers, daffingly and daffedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Daff" is a common misspelling or typo for: daft, Daffy, daffs, raff, draff,

Date "Daff" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references)

Specialty Definition: DAFF

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] To daunt.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Noun] (UK, informal) Short form of daffodil. Get your daffs here - �2 a bunch. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: DAFF

DAFF

DAFF may refer to:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "DAFF". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: DAFF

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
DAFF 2     DAFF 2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"daff" is a common misspelling or typo for: daft, Daffy, daffs, raff, draff,

Synonyms: daff
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 numskull, narcissus.
Consider also: dunce, blockhead, daffodil, loggerhead, ass, bonehead, dolt, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, lunkhead, shithead, snowdrop.

Verb

 daunt, doff.
Consider also: appall, deter, discourage, dishearten, frighten, deduct, depart, die, leave, scoot, shoot, smash, start, subtract, tire.

Other

 put off, toy.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Computed Synonyms: daff

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   4.0493   daff     daffodilly     daffodil, narcissus, wild daffodil, asphodel, maize   
 2   3.0091   daff     narcissus     daffodil, jonquil, polyanthus, narcissi, asphodel   
 3   2.2095   daff     rebuff     repulse, refuse, reject, rejection, refusal   
 4   2.0196   daff     deny     refuse, reject, disclaim, repudiate, disown   
 5   2.0194   daff     discard     dismiss, dump, reject, chuck, throw   
 6   2.0194   daff     disavow     disclaim, deny, disown, repudiate, abnegate   
 7   2.0193   daff     dismiss     discard, remove, to dismiss, turn away, thank   
 8   2.0095   daff     pip     seed, kernel, grain, granule, core   
 9   2.0095   daff     play     act, perform, game, to play, sport   
 10   2.0094   daff     repel     reject, repulse, repudiate, refuse, spurn   
 11   2.0094   daff     coward     craven, cowardly, recreant, timid, poltroon   
 12   2.0093   daff     confute     rebut, refute, disprove, controvert, deny   
 13   2.0092   daff     repudiate     reject, refuse, renounce, deny, repel   
 14   2.0091   daff     reprobate     condemn, villain, reprove, disapprove, censure   
 15   2.0091   daff     sheepish     foolish, shy, stupid, silly, bashful   
--------------------     106 synonyms ranked from 16 to 121 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: daff

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.2094   daff     cast off     abandon, quit, put off   
 2   2.0191   daff     to disavow     disavow, deny, to disclaim   
 3   2.0191   daff     turn down     to lower, pull down, bring down   
 4   2.0093   daff     put by     save, put away, put aside   
 5   2.0091   daff     to rebut     rebut, to confute, refute   
 6   2.0091   daff     roll back     repel, reduce, roll away   
 7   2.0090   daff     to confute     confute, rebut, refute   
 8   2.0090   daff     throw out     eject, toss, throw away   
 9   2.0088   daff     to overrule     overrule, quash, disallow   
 10   2.0082   daff     get up the better     pip, pill, twitter   
 11   1.2094   daff     log off     logoff, logging off, log out   
 12   1.2091   daff     strike off     be going to, one way, way there   
 13   1.2088   daff     let off steam     unburden, vent, free   
 14   1.1092   daff     to spoof     spoof, trick, mystify   
 15   1.1088   daff     make light of     slight, belittle, minimize   
--------------------     9 synonyms ranked from 16 to 24 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: daff

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.5594   daff aside     fling aside     cast aside, throw aside   
 2   1.5594   daff aside     flick aside     fling aside, dish   
 3   1.4493   daff aside     daff     daffodilly, narcissus   
 4   1.2192   daff aside     downgrade     degrade, demote   
 5   1.1192   daff aside     disparage     depreciate, belittle   
 6   1.1191   daff aside     depreciate     belittle, disparage   
 7   1.1191   daff aside     deprecate     disapprove, condemn   
 8   1.1190   daff aside     tone down     soften, subdue   
 9   1.1092   daff aside     trivialize     to trivialize, apologize   
 10   1.1091   daff aside     minimize     understate, reduce   
 11   1.1090   daff aside     belittle     depreciate, disparage   
 12   1.1088   daff aside     make light of     slight, belittle   
 13   1.0191   daff aside     dish     plate, bowl   
 14   1.0190   daff aside     cry down     run down, write down   
 15   1.0189   daff aside     explain away     justify, to justify   
--------------------     5 expressions ranked from 16 to 20 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: DAFF

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian bagatelizovat (minimize, belittle, daff, daff aside, explain away), skotačit (caper, frisk, romp, tittup, cut didoes), být bujný (daff), odsunout stranou (daff aside, dish, flick aside, fling aside, shunt). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese rejeitar (reject, to disavow, to overrule, disavow, overrule), fazer-se de tolo (daff). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina bagatelizovat (minimize, belittle, daff, daff aside, explain away), skotačit (caper, frisk, romp, tittup, cut didoes), být bujný (daff), odsunout stranou (daff aside, dish, flick aside, fling aside, shunt). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech bagatelizovat (minimize, belittle, daff, daff aside, explain away), skotačit (caper, frisk, romp, tittup, cut didoes), být bujný (daff), odsunout stranou (daff aside, dish, flick aside, fling aside, shunt). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari ترسو (yellow, caitiff, pigeon, pusillanimous, shamefaced), ساده دل (sheepish, simple, simpleminded, daff), ضعيفالنفس (daff), خود را به ناداني زدن (daff). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Français jonquille (daffodil, jonquil, daff), daffodil (daff). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
French jonquille (daffodil, jonquil, daff), daffodil (daff). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 腰抜け (coward, daff, dancer, milksop, mollycoddle), 間抜け (blockhead, stupidity, dunce, idiot, arse), スイセン (narcissus, daff, daffodilly, narcissi), 水仙 (narcissus, daffodil, asphodel, daff, daffodilly). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi ترسو (yellow, caitiff, pigeon, pusillanimous, shamefaced), ساده دل (sheepish, simple, simpleminded, daff), ضعيفالنفس (daff), خود را به ناداني زدن (daff). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian ترسو (yellow, caitiff, pigeon, pusillanimous, shamefaced), ساده دل (sheepish, simple, simpleminded, daff), ضعيفالنفس (daff), خود را به ناداني زدن (daff). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) ترسو (yellow, caitiff, pigeon, pusillanimous, shamefaced), ساده دل (sheepish, simple, simpleminded, daff), ضعيفالنفس (daff), خود را به ناداني زدن (daff). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese rejeitar (reject, disavow, overrule, to disavow, to overrule), fazer-se de tolo (daff). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Scots Gaelic lus-a'-chrom-chinn (daff, daffadowndilly, daffodilly, wild daffodil), glaoidhealachd (daff, daffing, foolery), cuir dheth (daff, doff, go on, let off steam, log off), air falbh (away, aloof, avaunt, daff, off). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak byť bujný (daff), bagatelizovať (daff, flout), vypratať z cesty (daff aside). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian byť bujný (daff), bagatelizovať (daff, flout), vypratať z cesty (daff aside). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish bromear (joke, jest, banter, daff, fool), narciso (daffodil, narcissus, daff, daffodilly). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, daff. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: DAFF

Language Translations for “daff” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag dathagaff (daff). Additional references: Athag, daff. (volunteer)
Double Dutch dagaff (daff). Additional references: Double Dutch, daff. (volunteer)
Leet [)^|=|= (daff). Additional references: Leet, daff. (volunteer)
Oppish dopaff (daff). Additional references: Oppish, daff. (volunteer)
Pig Latin affday (daff). Additional references: Pig Latin, daff. (volunteer)
Terran B bazeitse (daff). Additional references: Terran B, daff. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi dubaff (daff). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, daff. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top