doughty C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdaʊti/ UK /ˈdaʊti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj brave and resolute; valiant The doughty old sailor refused to abandon his sinking ship. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · brave and resolute; valiant valiantbraveintrepidstalwartresolutecourageousbold ↔ Opposites cowardlytimidfaintheartedcraven Word family Derived forms doughtilydoughtiness Etymology AI details From Old English dohtig ('valiant, good'), variant of dyhtig, from Proto-Germanic *duhtigaz, related to dugan ('to be of use, avail'). dohtig Old English *duhtigaz Proto-Germanic *dʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # doughty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdaʊti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdaʊti/ ## Meanings 1. brave and resolute; valiant ## Examples - The doughty old sailor refused to abandon his sinking ship. ## Synonyms - valiant - brave - intrepid - stalwart - resolute - courageous - bold ## Antonyms - cowardly - timid - fainthearted - craven ## Derived Forms - doughtily - doughtiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dohtig - Root: *duhtigaz - Root: *dʰewgʰ- ## Etymology From Old English dohtig ('valiant, good'), variant of dyhtig, from Proto-Germanic *duhtigaz, related to dugan ('to be of use, avail'). ## AI Etymology Doughty is from Old English dohtig ('valiant, good'), variant of dyhtig, from Proto-Germanic *duhtigaz, related to dugan ('to be of use, avail'). Important recorded forms include dohtig (Old English), *duhtigaz (Proto-Germanic), and *dʰewgʰ- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers brave and resolute; valiant. The wider family includes derived forms such as doughtily and doughtiness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown