Definitions for daydreamˈdeɪˌdrim

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

day•dreamˈdeɪˌdrim(n.)

  1. a visionary fancy indulged in while awake; reverie.

  2. a fanciful notion, wish, or plan.

  3. (v.i.)to indulge in daydreams.

Origin of daydream:

1675–85

day′dream′y(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. reverie, revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spain(verb)

    absentminded dreaming while awake

  2. dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze(verb)

    have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

  3. daydream, moon(verb)

    have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

    "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. daydream(verb)ˈdeɪˌdrim

    to think about pleasant things, not what you are doing

    Stop daydreaming!

Wiktionary

  1. daydream(Noun)

    A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.

  2. daydream(Verb)

    To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

    Stop daydreaming and get back to work!

Webster Dictionary

  1. Daydream(noun)

    a vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope


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