Ados

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A form of communal interaction or agreement, often informal in nature
2. a specific type of arrangement or understanding commonly associated with friendship or social bonds
3. an informal or unofficial deal made between parties without legal bindings

Etymology: "Ados" is the plural of "ado", a noun meaning fuss or bustle, usually in a phrase like "much ado about nothing." The singular comes from Northern Middle English "at do", which is simply the infinitive "do" (to do) preceded by "at", the preposition that Old Norse speakers used to mark the infinitive. English had borrowed that habit from its Scandinavian neighbours, so "at do" meant something like "to do" or "in doing." The "at" was eventually dropped and the phrase fused into the single noun "ado", whose sense of trouble, bother, or unnecessary activity grew out of the notion of getting busy with things. The word "ados" is the plural form of that noun, and it is rarely used on its own today.

Synonyms: problems, troubles, difficulties, complications, issues

Antonyms: solutions, answers, resolutions, ease, comfort