Daydream Meaning
/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
verbTo have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
Sentence Examples
It's a daydream attack.
I just like to daydream.
They call me a crazy person because I daydream.
CEFR Practice Quiz
During the boring lecture, she had a pleasant ____ about the beach.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It's a ____ attack.
Word Origin & History
From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"With Free Guy, Reynolds gets just a little more in touch with his Carrey side via nothing less than his own version of The Truman Show, shorn of its daydream dread and rocketed into the age of Fortnite."
— 2021 August 6, A. A. Dowd, “The Ryan Reynolds action-comedy Free Guy is a Truman Show for the Fortnite age”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the boring lecture, she had a pleasant ____ about the beach.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It's a ____ attack.