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dought Synonyms & Antonyms

/daʊt/

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Dought as a Noun

1

Power, strength, ability.

Dought as a Verb

1

alternative past of dow

Word Forms & Grammar

dought (usually uncountable, plural doughts)

dought

Origin of Dought

Origin 1: A back-formation from doughty (compare Scots doucht, from douchty). Related to dow.

Origin 2: From Middle English doghte, from Old English dohte (first and third person singular past tense of dugan (“to avail, be useful”)).

Dought at a Glance

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/daʊt/
MeaningPower, strength, ability
Pluraldoughts