: a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
daydreamed; daydreaming; daydreams
: to have a daydream
daydreamer
noun
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Examples of daydream in a Sentence
Noun
I drifted off in a daydream during the class.
hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream
Verb
Instead of studying, he spent the afternoon daydreaming about his vacation.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
The series was often praised for its cutaway sequences tied to the daydreams of Braff’s character, J.D., with Braff also serving as the series’ narrator.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Is there anyone who hasn’t daydreamed of stumbling upon some lost and valuable find—a hoard of Roman coins sitting inches beneath our feet, a Fabergé egg nestling among a pile of junk at a yard sale, a lost canvas masterpiece hanging unnoticed on the wall of a charity store?
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Bohemian daydream Boho’s been back for almost a year now, but spring’s best runways have taken the aesthetic in its dreamiest direction yet.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
The series was often praised for its cutaway sequences tied to the daydreams of Braff’s character, J.D., with Braff also serving as the series’ narrator.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
And at its center is a family of four: a doting mother, a resourceful father, a moody teen son and a daydreaming daughter.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Is there anyone who hasn’t daydreamed of stumbling upon some lost and valuable find—a hoard of Roman coins sitting inches beneath our feet, a Fabergé egg nestling among a pile of junk at a yard sale, a lost canvas masterpiece hanging unnoticed on the wall of a charity store?
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daydream. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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daydream
1 of 2 noun
day·dream
ˈdā-ˌdrēm 
: a dreamy sequence of usually happy or pleasant imaginings
daydream
2 of 2 verb
: to have a daydream
daydreamer
noun
Medical Definition
daydream
noun
day·dream
ˈdā-ˌdrēm
: a visionary creation of the imagination experienced while awake
especially
: a gratifying reverie usually of wish fulfillment
daydream
intransitive verb
daydreamer
noun
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