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daydream

[ dey-dreem ]
/ ˈdeɪˌdrim /
See synonyms for: daydream / daydreaming / daydreamer / daydreamy on Thesaurus.com

noun

a reverie indulged in while awake.

verb (used without object)

to indulge in such a reverie.

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Origin of daydream

First recorded in 1675–85; day + dream

OTHER WORDS FROM daydream

daydreamer, noundaydreamy, adjective
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Words related to daydream

reverie, pipe dream, hallucinate, fantasize, wish, phantasm, fancy, imagination, musing, dream, trip, vision, imagining, conceiving, woolgathering, phantasy, stargazing, envision, moon, muse

Example sentences from the Web for daydream

  • No daydreamer likes being pulled out of his dream by so ugly a reality as Pete, and Johnny was petulant.

    Skyrider|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for daydream

daydream
/ (ˈdeɪˌdriːm) /

noun

a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie
a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream

verb

(intr) to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy

Derived forms of daydream

daydreamer, noundaydreamy, adjective
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