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🤪 Silly or scatterbrained 🌸 Small flower pattern
ditsy

ditsy

7.2
A small scattered pattern of tiny flowers used on clothing
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪtsi/
translation icon : con estampado de flores
  • She wore a lovely dress with a ditsy floral pattern that brightened up the room.

Examples

  • So here's the top and it's just really soft and it has this gorgeous kind of ditsy print on it.

  • Rebekah was covered in dust, as was her ditsy floral sundress that is two sizes too small, her "golden hair" (as she affectionately calls it) flowing down her back where it ended with little curls, also covered in dust.

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  • The tablecloth features a charming ditsy design of small flowers, perfect for a picnic.

  • I found some fabric with a beautiful ditsy print that I plan to use for my curtains.

Synonyms

floral
vsditsy
7 3.3

A pattern or fabric with pictures of flowers

is smaller and more scattered mainly used on clothing
flowered
vsditsy
1 2.0

Having a pattern of flowers, for example on a dress or card

is smaller and more scattered rather than broad floral coverage
sprigged
vsditsy
7.2

With a pattern of small leaves or flowers

is similar but focuses on tiny scattered flower motifs on fabric
floriated
vsditsy
8.2

Decorated with flower shapes and patterns

is simpler with tiny scattered flower motifs rather than ornate designs

Antonyms

solid
53 2.5

Not see-through and without gaps or holes

How Patterned

busy
26 4.0
floral
7 3.3
ditsy
7.2
spotted
2 1.0
plain
50 2.5

Surface Forms

ditsy positive
ditsier comparative
ditsiest superlative

Etymology

Ditsy for a fabric print comes from the idea of many 'small' or 'scattered' bits and is linked to the slang ditz. A helpful way to remember it is to picture very little, spread-out flowers or dots, which is why a ditsy pattern means a print with tiny, scattered motifs.