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We call them impact songs, and people buy impact songs. But you just never know what those songs are going to be. One of those songs that really went through the roof for us was 'Big Green Tractor,' which I thought was kind of a fun little ditty song that I never in a million years thought would be as big as it was. But it was.
Jason Aldean

Meaning of "ditty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DITTY

From Old French ditie poem, from ditier to compose, from Latin dictāredictate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DITTY

ditty  [ˈdɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DITTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ditty 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.

WHAT DOES DITTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ditty

Ditty may refer to: ▪ a short song ▪ "Ditty", a 1992 song by American rapper Paperboy People: ▪ Herbert Ditty, a politician ▪ James S. Ditty, an American businessman ▪ Julie Ditty, an American professional tennis player.

Definition of ditty in the English dictionary

The definition of ditty in the dictionary is a short simple song or poem.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DITTY


absurdity
əbˈsɜːdɪtɪ
acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
aridity
əˈrɪdɪtɪ
commodity
kəˈmɒdɪtɪ
comorbidity
ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
cupidity
kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
fluidity
fluːˈɪdɪtɪ
heredity
hɪˈrɛdɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
hybridity
haɪˈbrɪdɪtɪ
intrepidity
ˌɪntrɪˈpɪdɪtɪ
invalidity
ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
nudity
ˈnjuːdɪtɪ
oddity
ˈɒdɪtɪ
rapidity
rəˈpɪdɪtɪ
rigidity
rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
stupidity
stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
turbidity
tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DITTY

ditrochee
ditsiness
dittander
dittanies
dittany
dittay
ditties
ditto
ditto mark
ditto sign
dittographies
dittography
dittology
ditty bag
ditty box
ditz
ditzier
ditziest
ditziness
ditzy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DITTY

ambitty
bitty
chitty
gritty
itty-bitty
kitty
Mitty
nitty
nitty-gritty
shitty
slitty
the nitty-gritty
titty
tough titty
unwitty
Walter Mitty
witty

Synonyms and antonyms of ditty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ditty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DITTY

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

Translator English - Chinese

小曲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cancioncilla
570 millions of speakers

English

ditty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा गीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانشودة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

частушка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cantiga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোটো, সরল, সাদাসিধে গান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chansonnette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ditty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Liedchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가곡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ditty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bài hát ngắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाट्यमय नृत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa ve basit şarkı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canzoncina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śpiewka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

частушка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cântecel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραγουδάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ditty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ditty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ditty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ditty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DITTY»

The term «ditty» is regularly used and occupies the 62.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DITTY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «DITTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ditty.
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Jason Aldean
We call them impact songs, and people buy impact songs. But you just never know what those songs are going to be. One of those songs that really went through the roof for us was 'Big Green Tractor,' which I thought was kind of a fun little ditty song that I never in a million years thought would be as big as it was. But it was.
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Leslie Bibb
Listen, if you said to me, 'Adam Shankman is going to direct you in a musical and you have six months to learn how to tap,' I'd practice till I was blue in the face. I would do it because I'm so headstrong and think I can do anything. But just to show up and sing a little ditty, no.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DITTY»

Discover the use of ditty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ditty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ditty Bag Book: A Guide for Sailors
Included in this handy, portable guide is additional information about the essential tools any sailor should have aboard ship, such as a clasp knife, a hand-seeming palm, beeswax, and a serving mallet.
Frank Rosenow, 2013
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Read Write Inc. Phonics: Red Ditty Book 1 Pin It On
Ten new Ditty books, with engaging colour illustrations by Tim Archbold. These books offer early practice in reading short decodable passages that form an important bridge between reading single words and whole sentences.
Ruth Miskin, Gill Munton, 2011
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Read Write Inc. Phonics: Get Writing!: Red Ditty Books 1-5 ...
Red Ditty Books provide a guided introduction to the writing of words and whole sentences and reinforce children's knowledge of Set 1 sounds. These are new editions, with activities linked to the Red Ditty Books for reading.
Ruth Miskin, 2012
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The How and the Tao of Old Time Banjo
Oh Dear! bump ditty-ditty bump ditty-ditty Dm G7 Johnny's so long at the bump ditty-ditty bump ditty-ditty | What can the matter be? bump ditty-ditty bump ditty- ditty | What can the matter be? bump ditty-ditty bump ditty-ditty | What can the matter ...
Patrick Costello, 2003
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Stockwin's Maritime Miscellany: A Ditty Bag of Wonders from ...
Lt Cdr Julian Stockwin shares his love and knowledge of the sea in this entertaining collection of maritime stories and little-known trivia.
Julian Stockwin, 2011
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The Droll Ditty Song Book. Edited by J. E. Carpenter
Joseph Edwards CARPENTER. I sing of golden, good Queen Bess I sing, I sing in jingling rhymes, sirs ... I sing of a maid, who was, 'tis said . It was, I declare, quite a beautiful morning John Bull, for pastime, took a prance Love's a killing thing, ...
Joseph Edwards CARPENTER, 1867
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The Spitalfields Weaver; Or Tom Shuttle and Blousalinda, a ...
II “ 0 place me near some cheering blaze, If not for love, for pity; And still shall Shuttle sing thy praise, Though doleful be his ditty, “ The moon shall never be- allow'd . So fair as Blousalinda;”—— The moon was bid behind a cloud, And she went ...
Tom SHUTTLE, 1821
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Arts Therapies and Clients with Eating Disorders: Fragile Board
Fragile. Board. -. Arts. Therapies. and. Clients. with. Eating. Disorders. Ditty. Dokter. This chapter introduces the history, aetiology and treatment of eating disorders. There is, as yet, no definitive description of any of them, but an outline of the ...
Ditty Dokter, 1994
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Long George Alley: A Novel
Cates. t. Ditty-ditty. dum. Ditty-ditty dum. Ditty-ditty dum. Ditty-ditty dum. It keeps going in my head like that, this rhythm. Real slow. Like something in me walking slow, making me forget things I know real good. And last night I woke up and sat  ...
Richard Hall, 2007
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Read Write Inc. Phonics: Ditty Photocopy Masters
They prepare children for the Storybooks which they will quickly move on to, building their vocabulary and ensuring they will be able to decode all the words in the stories with confidence.
Ruth Miskin, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DITTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ditty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jon Ditty presents debut solo outing Hopefully More Than a Blanket …
Ditty presents his new album this Saturday at Dunedin Brewery, with back-up from friends and additional sets by other area hip hop-rooted ... «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jul 15»
2
Chinese Stock Markets Alarming? Time for Investing Lessons From …
A little nostalgia for when England was a colonial empire with tentacles far and wide, and, finally, within this little ditty, there is a glimpse of what ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Fraser a chilled-out country dude
The 24-year-old hung out backstage while Courtney Barnett sang Depreston, a ditty about house hunting in Melbourne's outer suburbs, ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
4
Clever Polly, the Stupid Wolf and her frightened, real-life namesake
Annoyed at Polly's “namby-pamby” version of the ditty – “It doesn't bring tears to your eyes and make you feel you understand life for the first ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Rosie Perez Gives Tearful Goodbye to 'The View': 'Today Is Very …
Perez, Nicolle Wallace, Whoopi Goldberg, Raven-Symoné and guest Michelle Collins danced to the ditty and cried it out before Rosie had a ... «TheWrap, Jul 15»
6
Ezra Furman: Perpetual Motion People
it commands before offering a final 'live long and prosper' handshake of “ditty bop, sha-lang lang!”. Message received and yes, fuck “Beauty”. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
7
Shilpa Ray Continued Her Rise to Power at Northside Festival 2015 …
The set closed on non-album cut “Morning Terrors, Nights of Dread”, a throwback ditty with backing vocals from Paxton and Delorme. It's a cute ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
8
Star Trek reality: A communicator that really works
But you can also use it as a speaker to play music from your phone or MP3 (maybe a soothing little ditty on a Vulcan lute). And, naturally, it ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
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Dylan Moran joins the Conversation Hour
... co-host is Melbourne musical wunderkind Casey Bennetto, who in his customary fashion previews the show with a semi-impromptu ditty. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
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Alan Jackson Buddies Up With "Jim and Jack and Hank"
Just ask the dude in this ditty. “He says, 'Just go out the door and take all your junk and everything. I don't need anything. I got all I need. «CMT.com, Jul 15»

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