daydream

[ dey-dreem ]
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noun
  1. a reverie indulged in while awake.

verb (used without object)
  1. to indulge in such a reverie.

Origin of daydream

1
First recorded in 1675–85; day + dream

Other words for daydream

Other words from daydream

  • daydreamer, noun
  • daydreamy, adjective

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How to use daydream in a sentence

  • The old men doze off, and the young fellows get to daydreaming or fooling around.

    The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • It is a mistake to assume, as some have done, that this faculty for daydreaming was a legacy of the opium-eating.

  • Daydreaming about visiting another age may be pleasant, but the reality is something else again.

    The Old Die Rich | Horace Leonard Gold
  • My daydreaming stops, for suddenly Hotlips is grabbing my arm and pointing out the window.

    The Flying Cuspidors | V. R. Francis
  • Philon came out of his daydreaming to see MacDonald coming into view around the corner of a living room ell.

    The House from Nowhere | Arthur G. Stangland

British Dictionary definitions for daydream

daydream

/ (ˈdeɪˌdriːm) /


noun
  1. a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie

  2. a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream

verb
  1. (intr) to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy

Derived forms of daydream

  • daydreamer, noun
  • daydreamy, adjective

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