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ditsy

2 7.2

Being silly and forgetful but not serious

adjective
/ˈdɪtsi/

Informal

: distraído

Not all can be as open and forward-thinking as Judy, it seems, so here's a question proposed to those who look at Ferreira's video and see nothing but a ditsy blonde pouting and trying to come off as sensual: if it was four dudes playing instruments.
ditsy girl

Examples

It was ditsy enough doing my jig as Granny Ethel's grandson.

Smoke (1995)
Or that frizzy, ditsy blonde he always hangs with?

Breathless (1983)
Otherwise, I'm stuck playing ditsy coffee shop girl the rest of my life.

What Women Want (2000)
But he was married now to a former chorus girl named Portland Hoffa; she often took part in his act, playing a ditsy young woman with a quavering voice, and being very much in love, he wanted to keep on performing with her.

Academic text (2007)
She always brings a ditsy charm to the party, making everyone laugh with her silly jokes.
Despite her ditsy demeanor, she surprised everyone with a brilliant idea during the meeting.
The movie features a ditsy character who unintentionally causes hilarious situations with her scatterbrained antics.

Synonyms

goofy

vsditsy

Informal

122 3.5

Silly in a funny, slightly foolish way

focuses more on being scatterbrained and endearing rather than comedic absurdity

dopey

vsditsy

Offensive

30 6.7

Not very smart and likely to act in a silly way

is softer, focusing on endearing scatterbrained behaviour instead of blunt stupidity

daft

vsditsy

Informal

26 5.8

Silly in a way that is slightly funny

is more about being scatterbrained and lacking seriousness than simple foolishness

daffy

vsditsy

Informal

10 8.4

Acting silly and slightly crazy in a harmless way

is gentler, emphasising forgetful or scatterbrained charm rather than craziness

dippy

vsditsy

Informal

4 8.2

Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way

is lighter, focusing on harmless absent mindedness rather than oddity

barmy

vsditsy

4 8.2

Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless

is milder, highlighting absent minded charm rather than obvious craziness

nutsy

vsditsy

Slang

1 8.6

Slightly silly and odd in a playful way

is more about gentle absent mindedness and lack of seriousness than oddness

dopy

vsditsy

Offensive

1 7.2

Silly and slow to understand things

emphasises harmless, flighty absent mindedness rather than low intelligence

twitty

vsditsy

Informal

1 9.2

Silly in a light, playful way

tends to describe brief absent mindedness rather than playful silliness

chumpy

vsditsy

Informal

1 8.9

A little silly in a harmless, often funny way

leans more toward forgetful, flighty behaviour rather than plain foolishness

dappy

vsditsy

1 9.9

Feeling silly and cheerful in a light, slightly confused way

is more about harmless forgetfulness and lacking seriousness rather than cheerfulness

balmy

vsditsy

Offensive

1 8.4

Being a little crazy or foolish

is more about harmless forgetfulness and lack of seriousness than eccentricity

a bit dotty

vsditsy

1 8.5

A little strange in a kind, harmless way

is closer to being flighty and scatterbrained rather than simply eccentric

pooty

vsditsy

Slang

9.9

Silly and childish in a way that is not serious

is more about personal absent mindedness and endearing foolishness rather than childishness

Antonyms

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

sensible

185 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

How Silly

scatterbrained

Offensive

3 7.3

airheaded

Offensive

1 7.9

silly

944 1.0

ditsy

Informal

2 7.2

giddy

Informal

3 4.4

playful

72 1.6

Surface Forms

ditsy positive

Morphology

ditsy = ditz (transparent) = ditz + y

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-y' added to the noun 'ditz', yielding 'silly' in a straightforward way.

Etymology

Ditsy meaning 'silly' comes from the slang ditz, which probably links to dizzy meaning 'light-headed'. So to be ditsy is to act a little 'dizzy' or forgetful, which explains the harmless, scatterbrained meaning.