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castle in the air

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noun

a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.

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Words related to castle in the air

daydream, reverie, nightmare, delusion, fancy, illusion, vision, mirage, invention, chimera, trip, rainbow, creativity, originality, bubble, flight, apparition, figment, fabrication, vagary

Words nearby castle in the air

casting rod, casting vote, casting wheel, castle, castle howard, castle in the air, castle nut, castle peak, castle shannon, castle walk, castle's intrinsic factor

Origin of castle in the air

First recorded in 1570–80
Also called air castle, castle in Spain.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for air castle

  • Often while the lamp burnt low, and a horse-bell jangled sadly, they laughed together in a castle-in-the-air.

    To Tell You the Truth|Leonard Merrick

British Dictionary definitions for air castle

castle in the air

castle in Spain

noun

a hope or desire unlikely to be realized; daydream
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012