: a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
daydreamed; daydreaming; daydreams
: to have a daydream
daydreamer
noun
Synonyms
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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and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
Set in the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff, one hour from the Grand Canyon and 90 minutes from Petrified Forest, this vintage-style motor lodge should check every box on your Route 66 daydream list.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
Scorpio: Gunther Gunther lusts after Rachel for the duration of the whole series, daydreaming about having the chance to date her.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Both men are singing about the most average of daily activities — reading the morning paper, catching a bus — yet these rituals are full of existential pain in John's verses, while Paul's bridge is a whimsical daydream.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
Set in the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff, one hour from the Grand Canyon and 90 minutes from Petrified Forest, this vintage-style motor lodge should check every box on your Route 66 daydream list.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
Verb
Would Lily be daydreaming quite so much if the family were still together?
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
Scorpio: Gunther Gunther lusts after Rachel for the duration of the whole series, daydreaming about having the chance to date her.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daydream. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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