Ditty vs Ditsy - What's the difference?
ditty | ditsy |
A short verse or tune.
* Milton
* Sandys
A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
* Spenser
To sing; to warble a little tune.
* Herbert
As a noun ditty
is a short verse or tune.As a verb ditty
is to sing; to warble a little tune.As an adjective ditsy is
(informal).ditty
English
Noun
(ditties)- The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.
- Religious, martial, or civil ditties.
- And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
- O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.
Verb
- Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.
