Download the app
educalingo
Search
It's really hard to write personal songs. I'm not good at writing ditties because as far as writing hit songs that you pitch to the national artist, I just don't write that way.
Emily Robison

Meaning of "ditties" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF DITTIES

ditties play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DITTIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ditties is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DITTIES

ditransitive
ditriglyph
ditriglyphic
ditrochean
ditrochee
ditsiness
dittander
dittanies
dittany
dittay
ditto
ditto mark
ditto sign
dittographies
dittography
dittology
ditty
ditty bag
ditty box
ditz

WORDS THAT END LIKE DITTIES

activities
butties
catties
celebrities
chupatties
cutties
fatties
flatties
gutties
hotties
jetties
kitties
netties
patties
potties
pretties
putties
Scotties
snotties
tatties

Synonyms and antonyms of ditties in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ditties» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF DITTIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

小调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cancioncillas
570 millions of speakers

English

ditties
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ditties
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأناشيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

частушки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ditties
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ditties
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chansonnettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ditties
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Liedchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

なditties
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ditties
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ditties
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ditties
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ditties
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ditties
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ditties
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canzonette
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ditties
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

частівки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ditties
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ditties
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ditties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ditties
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ditties
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ditties

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DITTIES»

The term «ditties» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
76
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «ditties» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of ditties
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «ditties».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DITTIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ditties» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ditties» 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 ditties

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «DITTIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ditties.
1
George Kaiser
Maybe the perceived fact that smart, rich parents tended to have smart, rich kids was largely due to the fact that they also tended to have stay-at-home moms or nannies who read to their kids, held them, put mobiles over their cribs, playing those annoying ditties, and sent them off for SAT training at six months.
2
Richard Morris
The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.
3
Emily Robison
It's really hard to write personal songs. I'm not good at writing ditties because as far as writing hit songs that you pitch to the national artist, I just don't write that way.
4
Izaak Walton
Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DITTIES»

Discover the use of ditties in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ditties and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bible Ditties: Seriously Funny Tidbits for Life
God is very serious about the way we live our lives, but he is also a God with a sense of humor. In this lighthearted collection of Bible ditties, author Paul Wesler shares real-life situations where God-and his humor-is present.
Paul W. Wesler, 2010
2
Yorkshire Ditties, First Series To Which Is Added The Cream ...
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
John Hartley, 2012
3
Dirty Ditties
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright presents a hilarious compendium of lyrical poetry, naughty verses, and old-fashioned limericks that offer whimsical commentary on divorce, love, food, royalty, and many other contemporary issues, ...
John Patrick, Bradley Strauman, Steven Rehl, 1996
4
Itty Bitty Kitty Ditties
Presents caricatures of some eccentric cats, along with humorous, descriptive verse.
‎2009
5
Kipling’s ‘departmental ditties': A closer look
This study has followed the 'Departmental Ditties' from their very birth in their original place and time, as outlined in Chapter One, to their final 1890 layout. In this 'journey', the diachronic 'route' pursued in Chapter Two has highlighted how far ...
Roberta Baldi, 2014
6
New deal ditties: or, Running in the red with Roosevelt
or, Running in the red with Roosevelt Berton Braley. NEW DEAL DITTIES OR Running in the Red with Roosevelt BY BERTON BRALEY NEW YORK GREENBERG : PUBLISHER ACKNOWLEDGMENT Almost all of these ditties appeared ...
Berton Braley, 1936
7
Departmental Ditties, and Ballads, and Barrack-Room Ballads
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Rudyard Kipling, 2009
8
Carolina Ditties
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Pegram Dargan, 2010
9
Poems, ballads, and ditties [by T. Salmon].
BALLADS,. AND. DITTIES. "Statta." I pine — I waste away — In silence and despair.' The world appeareth dark to me, Though all pronounce it fair. Each fleeting pleasure, I have found, For soul like mine, too real ; I faint, I die, I waste away, For ...
Thomas Salmon, 1853
10
Darkey Ditties
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Elliott B. Henderson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DITTIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ditties is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Column 8: Death certificate catch-22
"Do school kids today have versions of these ditties?" "Indeed, why not satnavs on shopping trolleys, to find your car in a cavernous car park? «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Review: She Stoops to Conquer at theatre Royal Bath
So when Anita Dobson appears dressed in 1920s Jazz Age frills and the local pub drinkers belt out bawdy rugby club ditties you know this is ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
3
Dirty Bourbon evokes New Orleans drinkin' music
The album's brief half-hour running time cruises through madcap ditties, rock and roll, mournful blues and sexy waltzes, all expertly done and ... «Missoula Independent, Jul 15»
4
Stir Favorite
... Brothers will return to Stir Cove for what will no doubt be another memorable mix of acoustic-driven ditties from the popular Americana band. «WOWT, Jul 15»
5
Oxbow Ukuleles: Napa Goes Uke-A-Palooza
Been mi-mi-mi-ing and practicing your classic uke ditties? Best get started on that now. IT'S THE FIFTH ANNUAL... Polynesian celebration at ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»
6
A new generation discovers nostalgia as Third Eye Blind …
“Rites of Passage” is almost as catchy as the band's 1997 breakthrough song “Semi-Charmed Life,” one of the most graphic ditties about drug ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
7
Many phases of life to be lived
No wonder I related to minor music for a very long time and thought that joyous little ditties were frivolous. With an intellect like my mother had it ... «Ballard News Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Barenaked Ladies: Silverball
And yet, with a reputation for crafting catchy, quirky ditties, the band knows they have an image to live up to. That said, Barenaked Ladies' ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
9
Walter TV 'Blessed' (album stream)
And then there's with kooky ditties "Punk Song" and "Surf Metal," which sound absolutely nothing like their titular genres. Dive into Walter TV's ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
10
Multiple positives to take from win as Red Sox approach All-Star break
Sister Sledge won't be penning any new family-related ditties just yet (see Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979), but the vibe is significantly more positive ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ditties [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ditties>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z