ado
[ uh-doo ]
/ əˈdu /
noun
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
Origin of ado
1250–1300; Middle English (north)
at do, a phrase equivalent to
at to (< Old Norse, which used
at with the infinitive) +
do
do1
SYNONYMS FOR ado
synonym study for ado
Ado,
to-do,
commotion,
stir,
tumult suggest a great deal of fuss and noise.
Ado implies a confused bustle of activity, a considerable emotional upset, and a great deal of talking:
Much Ado About Nothing.
To-do, now more commonly used, may mean merely excitement and noise and may be pleasant or unpleasant:
a great to-do over a movie star.
Commotion suggests a noisy confusion and babble:
commotion at the scene of an accident.
Stir suggests excitement and noise, with a hint of emotional cause:
The report was followed by a tremendous stir in the city.
Tumult suggests disorder with noise and violence:
a tumult as the mob stormed the Bastille.
Words nearby ado
adnexa,
adnexal adenoma,
adnexum,
adnominal,
adnoun,
ado,
ado-ekiti,
adobe,
adobe flat,
adobo,
adolescence
Example sentences from the Web for ado
British Dictionary definitions for ado (1 of 2)
ado
/ (əˈduː) /
noun
bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado)
Word Origin for ado
C14: from the phrase
at do a to-do, from Old Norse
at to (marking the infinitive) +
do
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British Dictionary definitions for ado (2 of 2)
ADO
/ Australian /
abbreviation for
accumulated day off