English Explanatory Dictionary

build castles in the air

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have any desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to be realized; to imagine visionary projects or schemes; to have an idle fancy or a pipe dream; to daydream.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

build castles in the air builds castles in the air building castles in the air built castles in the air builded castles in the air build air castles

Etymology

The first term dates from the late 1500s. A variant, castles in Spain (or châteaux en Espagne), was recorded in the Roman de la Rose in the 13th century and translated into English around 1365.

Related words

castle in the air
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