English-Thai Dictionary

daff

VT ดัน ไป ด้าน ข้าง  dan-pai-dan-khang

 

daffodil

N ดอก แดฟโฟ ดี ล  ต้น แดฟโฟ ดี ล  dok-daeb-fol-din

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DAFF, DAFFE

A stupid blockish fellow.

 

DAFF

v.t.To daunt.

 

DAFF

v.t.To toss aside; to put off.

 

DAFFODIL

n.A plant of the genus Narcissus, of several species. These have a bulbous root, and beautiful flowers of various colors, white, yellow and purple.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DAFF

Daff, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Doff. ]

 

Defn: To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs. ] Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child. Shak.

 

DAFF

Daff, n. Etym: [See Daft. ]

 

Defn: A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

DAFF

DAFF Daff, v. i.

 

Defn: To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot. ] Jamieson.

 

DAFF

DAFF Daff, v. t.

 

Defn: To daunt. [Prov. Eng. ] Grose.

 

DAFFODIL

Daf "fo *dil, n. Etym: [OE. affodylle, prop. , the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphodèle ), L. asphodelus, fr. Gr. . The initial d in English is not satisfactorily explained. See Asphodel. ] (Bot. ) (a ) A plant of the genus Asphodelus. (b ) A plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Pseudo-narcissus ). It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly, daffydowndilly, etc. With damasc roses and daffadowndillies set. Spenser. Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies, And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies. Spenser. A college gown That clad her like an April Daffodilly. Tennyson And chance-sown daffodil. Whittier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

daff

daff |daf | ▶noun informal a daffodil.

 

daffodil

daf fo dil |ˈdafəˌdil ˈdæfəˌdɪl | ▶noun a bulbous plant that typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped center (corona ). [Genus Narcissus, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae ): several species, in particular the common N. pseudonarcissus and its varieties. See also narcissus . ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from late Middle English affodill, from medieval Latin affodilus, variant of Latin asphodilus (see asphodel ). The initial d- is unexplained.

 

daffodil yellow

daf |fod ¦il yellow ▶noun [ mass noun ] a shade of bright yellow.

 

daffy

daf fy |ˈdafē ˈdæfi | ▶adjective ( daffier, daffiest ) informal silly; mildly eccentric: daffy anecdotes. DERIVATIVES daf fi ness noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from northern English dialect daff ‘simpleton ’ + -y 1; perhaps related to daft .

 

Oxford Dictionary

daff

daff |daf | ▶noun informal a daffodil.

 

daffodil

daf ¦fo |dil |ˈdafədɪl | ▶noun a bulbous European plant which typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped centre (corona ). ●Genus Narcissus, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae ): several species, in particular the common Narcissus pseudonarcissus and its varieties.. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from late Middle English affodill, from medieval Latin affodilus, variant of Latin asphodilus (see asphodel ). The initial d- is unexplained.

 

daffodil yellow

daf |fod ¦il yellow ▶noun [ mass noun ] a shade of bright yellow.

 

daffy

daffy |ˈdafi | ▶adjective ( daffier, daffiest ) informal silly; mildly eccentric: another one of his daffy dad's catchphrases. DERIVATIVES daffiness noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from northern English dialect daff ‘simpleton ’ + -y 1; perhaps related to daft .

 

Duden Dictionary

Daffke

Daff ke |D a ffke |jiddisch dafke = nun gerade < hebräisch dawq ā nur in der Fügung aus Daffke berlinisch aus Trotz; nun gerade; nur zum Spaß

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

daffodil

daf fo dil /dǽfədɪl /〖語源はギリシャ神話の 「死後の楽園 (Elysium )に咲く花 」〗名詞 1 C 〘植 〙ラッパズイセン ; その花 〘ウェールズの象徴 〙.2 U 淡黄色 .

 

daffy

daf fy /dǽfi /形容詞 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠ばかな, 愚かな ; 気の狂った (crazy ).d á f fi ly 副詞