"daftness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑːftnəs/ [UK], /ˈdæftnəs/ [UK], /ˈdæftnəs/ [US] Forms: daftnesses [plural]
Etymology: daft + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|daft|ness}} daft + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} daftness (countable and uncountable, plural daftnesses)
  1. Property of being daft. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-daftness-en-noun-xYD8H~JJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 50 50
  2. (countable) Something that is daft. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-daftness-en-noun-Wkwdz5Sd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 50 50

Inflected forms

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