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# daft

«daft» in Mova's school dictionary: **silly or foolish** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (daft, dafter, daftest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK) Daft means silly or foolish. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/#m3)

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

### In the corpora

- [Finding the same daft things funny is a common way friendships begin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/461-how-best-friends-start/26/)
- [They sit on the wall and admit it's daft.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group/10/)
- [They argue, then laugh at how daft it is, and leave a gap by the door.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «daft» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.