Examples of daft in a Sentence Your idea seems a bit daft to me. She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.

Idiom be (as) daft as a brush (Definition of daft from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

DAFT definition: senseless, stupid, or foolish. See examples of daft used in a sentence.

If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange.

Definition of daft adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define daft. daft synonyms, daft pronunciation, daft translation, English dictionary definition of daft. adj. daft·er , daft·est 1. Crazy; deranged. 2. Foolish; stupid. 3. Scots Frolicsome. daft′ly adv. daft′ness n. …

Dec 10, 2025 · daft (comparative dafter, superlative daftest) (chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid. synonym quotations Synonyms: see Thesaurus: foolish a …

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective daft, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

When the adjective daft is used, you know something extremely silly or obviously goofy is involved — like setting all your money on fire to keep warm, instead of just using it to buy a coat.

I smile and the other girls look at me as if I'm daft. Come to think of it, what a totally daft system! Makes me feel a bit daft with my bowl of washing up water! Wouldn't do to look daft in front of him. To his …