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ditsy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: D IH1 T S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of ditzy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, informal

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Tending to fuss over small details

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a pattern on an item of repeated small objects, often floral

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unknown, possibly a variation on dicty.