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DAFTNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does daftness mean?
• DAFTNESS (noun)
The noun DAFTNESS has 1 sense:
1. informal terms for insanity
Familiarity information: DAFTNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal terms for insanity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
craziness; daftness; flakiness
Hypernyms ("daftness" is a kind of...):
insanity (relatively permanent disorder of the mind)
Derivation:
daft (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular)
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