Dreamy Meaning
/ˈdɹiː.mi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAs in a dream; resembling a dream.
adjSexy; handsome; attractive.
Sentence Examples
Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!
She was so dreamy that no one dared to approach her.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The soft music created a ____ mood in the candlelit room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Hooray! We have another ____, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!
Word Origin & History
From dream + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It's so dreamy / Oh, fantasy free me / So you can't see me"
— 1973, Richard O'Brien, “Time Warp”, in The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
"He is dreamy, sex-bomb cute."
— 1999, Shana Larsen, 200 Cigarettes (motion picture), spoken by Lucy (Courtney Love):
"This is the chapter where things get creamy, dreamy, and cloudlike. The Polish love of cheesecakes, meringues, and cream puff–style desserts is evidenced in every café, every bakery."
— 2025 October 14, Laurel Kratochvila, “Ptysie, Bezy & Serniki: Choux, Meringues & Cheesecakes”, in Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN:
"Cocktails and moonlit nights / That dreamy look in your eye / Give me a tropical contact high"
— 1988, “Kokomo”, in Still Cruisin', performed by The Beach Boys:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soft music created a ____ mood in the candlelit room.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Hooray! We have another ____, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!