English Explanatory Dictionary

daydream

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
verb
  1. To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

Pronunciation

/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ [ˈdeɪdɹiːm] [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-daydream.wav dā'drēmˈ

Word forms

daydream daydreams daydreaming daydreamt daydreamed

Etymology

From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).

Related words

daymare dream nightmare REM

Derived words

daydreamer daydreamlike daydreamy daydreamingly
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