: a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
daydreamed; daydreaming; daydreams
: to have a daydream
daydreamer
noun
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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New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
Along with the visions of carpaccio dancing through my head, my enchanting spa day and thrilling hours on the mountain have occupied wistful daydreams since my journey to Colorado.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Cows on Mars In the meantime, Putin appears to be shuffling chairs at Roscosmos and daydreaming about missions to Mars.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Camping too close to a river Camping on the banks of a gently-flowing river is the stuff of daydreams, postcards, and Instagram posts.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
Along with the visions of carpaccio dancing through my head, my enchanting spa day and thrilling hours on the mountain have occupied wistful daydreams since my journey to Colorado.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
Previous research indicated that women, individuals who frequently daydream, and younger people tend to have better dream recall.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Cows on Mars In the meantime, Putin appears to be shuffling chairs at Roscosmos and daydreaming about missions to Mars.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daydream. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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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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