English Explanatory Dictionary

def

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abbreviation of definition.
  2. Abbreviation of deficit.
adv
  1. Clipping of definitely.
adj
  1. Excellent; very good.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of diesel exhaust fluid.
  2. Initialism of defence point.
  3. Initialism of daily electronic feed.
  4. Initialism of delayed electronic feed.

Pronunciation

/dɛf/ En-au-def.ogg

Word forms

def defs deffer deffest

Etymology

Clipping of definitive or definitely; alternatively an eye spelling of death referring to an absolute.

Synonyms

def. deffo ace admirable amazing awe-inspiring awesome badass bang on bang-up studly based beatific beneship bitching blissful bomb brilliant bully celestial cher choice chronic chur cock on commendable cool copacetic crackerjack cushty dank def delightful divine dope epic excellent exceptional exemplary exquisite extraordinary fab fabulous fantabulosa fantastic fierce finger-lickin' good fire fireball first-rate fly frabjous glorious gnarly goated great grouse heavenlike heavenly immaculate

Related words

deff

Derived words

hi-def high-def low-def
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