daydream

CEFRB1

/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A pleasant series of thoughts while awake.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

Examples

  • They call me a crazy person because I daydream.

  • I just like to daydream.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.

More examples

In context

  • Stop daydreaming and get back to work!

  • It's a daydream attack.

  • 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.

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During the boring lecture, she had a pleasant blank about the beach.

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Origin

noun

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