doddle

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /ˈdɑdəl/ UK /ˈdɒdəl/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like dodder /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

1

noun
something accomplished very easily (British informal)

Once you learn the trick, the puzzle is an absolute doddle.

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Synonyms

1 noun · something accomplished very... cinch breeze pushoverwalkoversnap

Opposites

challenge ordeal struggle

Etymology

British informal word of uncertain origin, recorded from the mid-20th century; perhaps related to 'doddle' meaning to toddle or move easily, or to 'doddered' in the sense of something simple.

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# doddle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɑdəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒdəl/

## Meanings
1. something accomplished very easily (British informal)

## Examples
- Once you learn the trick, the puzzle is an absolute doddle.

## Synonyms
- cinch
- breeze
- pushover
- walkover
- snap

## Antonyms
- challenge
- ordeal
- struggle

## Etymology
British informal word of uncertain origin, recorded from the mid-20th century; perhaps related to 'doddle' meaning to toddle or move easily, or to 'doddered' in the sense of something simple.

## AI Etymology
Doddle is a British informal word of uncertain origin, recorded from the mid-20th century; perhaps related to 'doddle' meaning to toddle or move easily, or to 'doddered' in the sense of something simple. In present use as a noun, it means "something accomplished very easily (British informal)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Because the origin is uncertain, the safest account is descriptive: the attested senses can be explained, but the ultimate formation remains unresolved.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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