noun
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (north) at do, a phrase equivalent to at to (< Old Norse, which used at with the infinitive) + do do1
1250–1300; Middle English (north) at do, a phrase equivalent to at to (< Old Norse, which used at with the infinitive) + do do1
Synonyms
flurry; confusion, upset, excitement; hubbub, noise, turmoil. 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.
flurry; confusion, upset, excitement; hubbub, noise, turmoil. 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.
Antonyms
calm, peace, tranquillity.
calm, peace, tranquillity.
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| —n | |
| bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado) | |
| [C14: from the phrase at do a to-do, from Old Norse at to (marking the infinitive) + | |
| ADO | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| accumulated day off | |
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Word Origin & History
ado
late 13c., compounded from at do, dialectal in Norse influenced areas of England for to do, as some Scandinavian languages used at with infinitive of a verb where Modern English uses to. For sense development, cf. to-do.
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Example sentences
There ya go much ado about nothing as the bard wud tell.
If a really obvious short list emerges, e-mail everyone and ask if they want to approve it without further ado.
All which leads us to conclude that this uproar has been little more than much ado about nothing.
It's enough to convict, or to arrange a plea bargain without further ado.
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