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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reverie, revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spainnoun

    absentminded dreaming while awake

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  1. castle in the airnoun

    A visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.

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  1. castle in the air

    A "castle in the air" is an idiomatic expression that refers to unrealistic, impractical dreams, plans, or hopes. It's a vision or idea that is extremely imaginative but unlikely to be realized or achieved due to its impracticality.

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  1. Castle in the Air

    Castle in the Air is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones, and first published in 1990. The novel is a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle and is set in the same fantasy world, though it follows the adventures of Abdullah rather than Sophie Hatter. The plot is based on stories from the Arabian Nights. The book features many of the characters from Howl's Moving Castle, often under some sort of disguise.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of castle in the air in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of castle in the air in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of castle in the air in a Sentence

  1. Carrie Lam:

    Constitutional development must be built on the basis of the Basic Law and the decision of (China's) NPCSC (National People's Congress Standing Committee), otherwise it would only be futile and impractical and the aim of universal suffrage for the CE (Chief Executive) election would only become a 'castle in the air'.


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