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Definition of Ditty
1. Noun. A short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung).
Definition of Ditty
1. n. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
2. v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune.
Definition of Ditty
1. Noun. A short verse or tune. ¹
2. Verb. To sing; to warble a little tune. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ditty
1. a short, simple song [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ditty
Literary usage of Ditty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott (1895)
"I would, Wamba," said the Knight, " that our host of the trysting-tree, or the
jolly Friar, his chaplain, heard this thy ditty in praise of our bluff yeoman ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1860)
"... there and then, purchased of the minstrel who was carolling forth the ditty.
The sheet on which it is printed also contains a song acquainting us “ How ..."
3. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"74 A ditty In praise of Eliza, Queen of the Shepherds SEE where she sits upon
the grassie greene, ..."
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