Definitions for doughty
ˈdaʊ tidoughty

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doughtyadjective

   Brave; bold; courageous; valiant; intrepid; stouthearted; fearless.

2. doughtyadjective

   Hardy; strenuous; dauntless; resolute.

3. Etymology: From doughty, from dohtig, dyhtig, from duhtiz + -igaz, equivalent to. Cognate with douchty, douchtie, duchtig, German tüchtig, Danish dygtig, duktig, dygðugur, дюжий.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Doughtyadjective

   Etymology: dohtig, Saxon; deught, virtue, Dutch.

   1. Brave; noble; illustrious; eminent. Used of men and things.

   Such restless passion did all night torment
   The flatt’ning courage of that fairy knight,
   Devising how that doughty tournament,
   With greatest honour, he atchieven might. Fairy Queen.

   2. It is now seldom used but ironically, or in burlesque.

   If this doughty historian hath any honour or conscience left, he ought to beg pardon. Edward Stillingfleet, Def. of Disc. on Rom Idol.

   She smil’d to see the doughty hero slain;
   But, at her smile, the beau reviv’d again. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Doughty

   Doughty is an English and Scottish surname.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Doughty

   able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero

2. Etymology: [OE. duhti, dohti, douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS. dyhtig; akin to G. tchtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS. dugan to avail, be of use, be strong, akin to D. deugen, OHG. tugan, G. taugen, Icel. & Sw. duga, Dan. due, Goth. dugan, but of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. duh to milk, give milk, draw out, or Gr. ty`chh fortune. 68.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Doughty

   dow′ti, adj. able, strong: brave.—adv. Dough′tily.—n. Dough′tiness. [A.S. dyhtig, valiant—dugan, to be strong; Ger. tüchtig, solid.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DOUGHTY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Doughty is ranked #3019 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Doughty surname appeared 11,880 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Doughty.
   
   81.6% or 9,705 total occurrences were White.
   12.5% or 1,486 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 302 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 233 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 78 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 75 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce doughty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say doughty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of doughty in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of doughty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of doughty in a Sentence

1. Hampus Lindholm:

   (Doughty and Vatanen) do the small things that no one else wants to do out there, he's very skilled, and he gets away with it. Both of us have a lot more to show, and I think he's going to do it in the playoffs.

2. Lynda Doughty:

   We couldn't bring any animals to Lynda Doughty and there was a lack of rehabilitation spots for animals. So, we were really needed and there was more pressure for our center to stay open.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Doughty
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=doughty
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughty
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doughty
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=doughty
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html