Definitions for daydream
ˈdeɪˌdrimday·dream

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   absentminded dreaming while awake

2. dream, daydream, woolgather, stargazeverb

   have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

3. daydream, moonverb

   have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

   "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

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1. daydreamnoun

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

2. daydreamverb

   To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

   Stop daydreaming and get back to work!

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1. Daydream

   Daydreaming is the stream of consciousness that detaches from current, external tasks when attention drifts to a more personal and internal direction. This phenomenon is common in people's daily life shown by a large-scale study in which participants spend 47% of their waking time on average on daydreaming. There are various names of this phenomenon including mind wandering, fantasy, spontaneous thoughts, etc. Daydreaming is the term used by Jerome L. Singer whose research laid the foundation for nearly all the subsequent research today. The terminologies assigned by researchers today puts challenges on identifying the common features of daydreaming, and on building collective work among researchers.There are many types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition among psychologists. However, the characteristic that is common to all forms of daydreaming meets the criteria for mild dissociation. Also, the impacts of different types of daydreams are not identical. While some are disruptive and deleterious, others may be beneficial in some way.

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1. daydream

   A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts or visions that distract one's attention from the present reality, often associated with relaxation or a sort of semi-conscious state. It typically involves a scenario or series of events that the dreamer finds enjoyable, interesting, or inspiring, but unlikely to happen in real life.

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1. Daydreamnoun

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

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1. Daydream

   Daydreaming is a short-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake. There are many types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition amongst psychologists, however the characteristic that is common to all forms of daydreaming meets the criteria for mild dissociation.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of daydream in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of daydream in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of daydream in a Sentence

1. Hannah Ferguson:

   It was pretty strict growing up, but I mean, I can't complain. But I think me and my siblings - I'm one of five - we've turned out pretty well. i would always flip through them and look at them and daydream about one day being able to do that. I never thought it would come true.

2. John Honerkamp:

   Typically if you're going out for a 2-hour or 3-hour run, you can't focus the whole time — sometimes it's good to daydream.

3. Japanese Proverb:

   Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.

4. Jim Sorensen:

   A vision without action is called a daydream; but then again, action without a vision is called a nightmare.

5. David Spiegel:

   If you've ever been lost in a daydream or zoned out and missed your turn while driving your usual route, you've experienced a form of hypnosis.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=daydream
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Daydream
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daydream
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=daydream