English Explanatory Dictionary

doughty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bold; brave, courageous.
noun
  1. A person who is bold or brave.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaʊti/ En-uk-doughty.oga [-ɾi] [ˈdʌʊ̯ɾi]

Word forms

doughty doughtier more doughty doughtiest most doughty doubty doughties Doughtys Doughtie Douty Dufty

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English doughty (“brave, bold, valiant”), from Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“competent, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. The English word may be analysed as dought + -y, and is cognate with Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”). The noun is derived from the adjective.

Synonyms

dauntless fearless intrepid resolute stouthearted valiant adventurous mettlesome aweless bad bold brass-balled chivalrous courageous daredevil daring doughty fortitudinous gallant gutsy heroic lionhearted orped plucky stalwart stalworth unafraid undaunted valorous venturesome

Antonyms

backboneless base bitch-ass boneless caitiff candy-assed chicken chicken-hearted chicken-livered chickenshit courageless cowardish cowardly cowardy cowhearted cowish craven cravenhearted cringey dastard dastardly dickless dough-faced fainthearted fearful fraidy gizzardless heartless invalorous invertebrate gutless hen-hearted kiasi lily-livered liver-faced liver-hearted low-hearted miching milky milk-livered mouse-hearted mousy nerveless niddering nidering niding nithing nutless pigeon-livered poltroonish poor-spirited punk pusillanimous pussylike ratlike rabbit-hearted recrayed retromingent sissy spineless

Derived words

dought doughtily doughtiness doughty-handed undoughty
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