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- Dictionaryado/əˈduː/
noun
- 1. a state of agitation or fuss, especially about something unimportant: "this is much ado about almost nothing"
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a lot of activity, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves: Most state flags were adopted with little ado many years ago. Without ado, it became the most widely used system in the world. Synonym. fuss. much ado about nothing. much more activity, worry, or excitement than the situation deserves:
1. : heightened fuss or concern : to-do. much ado about the need for reform. 2. : time-wasting bother over trivial details. wrote the paper without further ado. 3. : trouble, difficulty. The journey itself is not described; our heroes disembark without ado at Philadelphia. Anthony Lane. Synonyms. alarums and excursions. ballyhoo. blather. bluster.
a lot of activity, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves: Most state flags were adopted with little ado many years ago. Without ado, it became the most widely used system in the world. Synonym. fuss. much ado about nothing. much more activity, worry, or excitement than the situation deserves:
Someone who makes a lot of ado about things has a tendency to make them more busy or complicated than they need to be. A flurry of activity or a lot of complaining about a little problem are both examples of ado.
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.
Ado Sentence Examples. But this arrangement was cried down as a revolutionary departure from all established precedent; and he had much ado to secure the compromise that doctrines and practical reforms should be simultaneously discussed. The men generally make little or do ado, whatever their sufferings.
Definition of ado noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ADO meaning: without waiting any more. Learn more.
bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado)
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 ...
