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Meaning of "batty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BATTY

From bat²; compare the phrase have bats in the belfry.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BATTY

batty  [ˈbætɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Batty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BATTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Batty

Batty is a surname and is most commonly found in Yorkshire, northern England. Notable people with the surname include: ▪ Basil Staunton Batty, Anglican bishop ▪ Bob Batty, Australian rugby league footballer ▪ David Batty, former English footballer ▪ Francis de Witt Batty, English-born Bishop of New South Wales, Australia ▪ Gareth Batty, English cricketer ▪ Grant Batty, former New Zealand rugby union player ▪ Jane Batty, Canadian politician ▪ Jason Batty, retired New Zealand footballer ▪ Jeremy Batty, English cricketer ▪ Jonathan Batty, English cricketer ▪ Kenneth Batty, former English rugby league player ▪ Nathan Batty, English rugby league player ▪ Paul Batty, former English footballer ▪ Ron Batty, English footballer ▪ Ross Batty, English rugby union player ▪ Seán Batty, Scottish weather presenter Fictional people: ▪ Roy Batty, from Blade Runner ▪ Nora Batty, a character from Last of the Summer Wine ▪ Professor Batty in "Flip Decision." See Flipism...

Definition of batty in the English dictionary

The definition of batty in the dictionary is insane; crazy. Other definition of batty is odd; eccentric.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BATTY


basmati
bəzˈmætɪ
bratty
ˈbrætɪ
cattie
ˈkætɪ
catty
ˈkætɪ
chapati
tʃəˈpætɪ
chatty
ˈtʃætɪ
Cincinnati
ˌsɪnsɪˈnætɪ
fatty
ˈfætɪ
flatty
ˈflætɪ
mattie
ˈmætɪ
natty
ˈnætɪ
Patti
ˈpætɪ
patty
ˈpætɪ
paty
ˈpætɪ
ratty
ˈrætɪ
Scarlatti
skɑːˈlætɪ
scatty
ˈskætɪ
tattie
ˈtætɪ
tatty
ˈtætɪ
Togliatti
ˌtɒlɪˈætɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BATTY

battledore and shuttlecock
battledress
battlefield
battlefront
battleground
battlement
battlemented
battlepiece
battler
Battles of Bull Run
battleship
battlewagon
battological
battology
battu
battue
battuta
battuto
batty boy
batty man

WORDS THAT END LIKE BATTY

atty
Beatty
betty
chupatty
Getty
gnatty
Hanratty
hotty
kitty
nonfatty
petty
potty
pretty
Scotty
shitty
slutty
squatty
the nitty-gritty
titty
witty

Synonyms and antonyms of batty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BATTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «batty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of batty

Translation of «batty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BATTY

Find out the translation of batty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of batty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «batty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴蒂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

batty
570 millions of speakers

English

batty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सनकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معتوه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сумасшедший
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Batty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাদুড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toqué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verrückt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

変わっている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

박쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Batty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फलटण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pazzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Batty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

божевільний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Batty
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλαβή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Batty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

batty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

batty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of batty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTY»

The term «batty» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «batty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «batty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about batty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTY»

Discover the use of batty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to batty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Batty
This clever and witty story is brought to life with Batty's upside down view of his surroundings, involving the reader in turning the book upside down with him. With its warm-hearted theme it is sure to delight readers young and old.
‎2011
2
Ready, Freddy! #21: Going Batty
With more than 3.2 million copies sold across all channels, READY, FREDDY! is a huge success with first-grade readers!
Abby Klein, 2011
3
The Magic School Bus Going Batty
The class is learning about nocturnal animals?creatures of the night.
Joanna Cole, Nancy Krulik, 1996
4
Cities and Complexity: Understanding Cities with Cellular ...
Viewing urban dynamics in the context of complexity theory; models and examples in scales from the local to the regional.
Michael Batty, 2007
5
Buller Men and Batty Bwoys: Hidden Men in Toronto and ...
In Buller Men and Batty Bwoys, Wesley Crichlow focuses primarily on the lives of nineteen Black gay and bisexual men in Toronto and Halifax, seeks to give voice to those who have been displaced, and explores the process of self-definition ...
Wesley Eddison Aylesworth Crichlow, 2004
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Jane Goes Batty: A Novel
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Michael Thomas Ford, 2011
7
GIS, spatial analysis, and modeling
A guide for geographic analysts, modelers, software engineers, and GIS professionals, this book discusses agent-based modeling, dynamic feedback and simulation modeling, as well as links between models and GIS software.
David J. Maguire, Michael Batty, Michael F. Goodchild, 2005
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Batty Business
Batty. Business. TONI RISSON was born in Beenleigh, the off— spring of a plumber and a boot maker. She left at the age of two, however, and hasn't been back since. Toni also turned her back on a life of wrenches and shoe lasts to spend ten ...
Toni Risson, 2010
9
Gone Batty!!!
Global warming has displaced thousands of creatures from their natural habitats.
Lynn Lockard, 2009
10
Mrs. Jeepers' batty vacation
Puzzles accompany the story of Mrs. Jeepers' class traveling to Transylvania to meet her relatives.
Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term batty is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Trollumnist' Mark Latham takes aim at Rosie Batty
How else to explain his gratuitous attack on Rosie Batty and the various Our Watch initiatives designed to prevent family violence, promote ... «Women's Agenda, Jul 15»
2
Rosie Batty calls for funds as poll finds family violence feared above …
Rosie Batty addresses the national press club in Canberra this afternoon, Wednesday 3rd June 2015. Photograph by Mike Bowers for ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
City goes batty over supercar
A dark knight has landed in the city in style. A Batmobile, with none other than Batman at the wheel, was spotted on the roads on Thursday, ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
4
the cost of saving domestic violence victims' lives
Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year, addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday 3 June 2015. Photo: Alex ... «Daily Life, Jul 15»
5
Viewers going batty for Devon bat cam
Viewers of a very different kind of reality TV have been going batty in recent weeks. People tuning into a live webcam of a greater horseshoe ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jun 15»
6
Q and A with Brooklin Pan Am Games cyclist Emily Batty
To have the Games anywhere and to represent your country is an honour, but on your home soil, it's on another level. It's true pride, that's for ... «durhamregion.com, Jun 15»
7
Mark Latham argues we are putting women in danger
Readers can imagine my surprise, therefore, in discovering that the Australian of the Year and domestic violence campaigner, Rosie Batty, ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
8
Gareth Batty: It's great to see Rory Burns on the mend after that …
Gareth Batty is an ambassador for Octopus Investments, proud sponsor of Surrey and Birmingham T20 teams. Join the conversation ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
9
Desert Museum invites public to go 'batty for bats'
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is offering community members a chance to go "batty for bats" during its Cool Summer Nights event, ... «Tucson News Now, Jun 15»
10
Going batty with bathouse construction
Local groups are organizing a bat-house building project to help preserve the dwindling bat population in the area.The bat-house pictured is ... «Rapid City Journal, Jun 15»

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