doting

doting
Synonyms and related words:
affectionate, aging, apish, asinine, batty, befooled, beguiled, besotted, brainless, buffoonish, childish, childlike, cockeyed, crazy, credulous, daffy, daft, dazed, dear, declining, decrepit, devoted, dizzy, doddering, doddery, doited, dumb, easily taken in, easy of belief, fading, fatuitous, fatuous, flaky, fond, fool, foolheaded, foolish, fuddled, futile, gaga, getting on, goofy, growing old, gulled, idiotic, imbecile, inane, inclined to believe, inept, infatuated, insane, kooky, loony, lovesome, mad, maudlin, moronic, nutty, overconfiding, overcredulous, overtrustful, overtrusting, sappy, screwy, senescent, senile, senseless, sentimental, silly, simple, sinking, stupid, superstitious, thoughtless, trustful, trusting, uncritical, undoubting, unskeptical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, wacky, waning, wasting, wet, witless

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  • Doting — Dot ing, a. That dotes; silly; excessively fond. {Dot ing*ly}, adv. {Dot ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • doting — fond, devoted, Moving, affectionate Analogous words: infatuated, *enamored: fatuous, foolish, silly, asinine, *simple …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • doting — [adj] indulgent; serving adoring, affectionate, devoted, fascinated, fatuous, fond, foolish, lovesick, lovesome, loving, silly, simple, struck; concept 401 Ant. ignorance, neglect, negligence …   New thesaurus

  • doting — [dōt′iŋ] adj. foolishly or excessively fond dotingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • doting — [[t]do͟ʊtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you say that someone is, for example, a doting mother, husband, or friend, you mean that they show a lot of love for someone. His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13. Syn: adoring …   English dictionary

  • Doting — Dote Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doting}.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t?zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • doting — dotingly, adv. dotingness, n. /doh ting/, adj. 1. excessively fond: doting parents. 2. showing a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age; weak minded; senile. [1480 90; DOTE + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • doting — adj. Doting is used with these nouns: ↑father, ↑grandfather, grandmother, ↑grandparent, ↑mother, ↑parent …   Collocations dictionary

  • doting — dot|ing [ doutıŋ ] adjective only before noun a doting relative or friend loves you very much, often so much that they do not notice your faults …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • doting — adjective all her doting admirers Syn: adoring, loving, besotted, infatuated; affectionate, fond, devoted, caring; uxorious …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • doting — UK [ˈdəʊtɪŋ] / US [ˈdoʊtɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] a doting relative or friend loves you very much, often so much that they do not notice your faults …   English dictionary

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