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Definition of Daydream
1. Verb. Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy.
Generic synonyms: Conceive Of, Envisage, Ideate, Imagine
Derivative terms: Daydreamer, Daydreaming, Dream, Dreamer, Dreamer, Dreaming, Stargazer, Woolgatherer, Woolgathering
Also: Dream Up
2. Noun. Absentminded dreaming while awake.
Generic synonyms: Dream, Dreaming
3. Verb. Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake. "Sam and Sue daydream over the results of the experiment"; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"
Generic synonyms: Idle, Laze, Slug, Stagnate
Derivative terms: Daydreamer, Daydreaming
Definition of Daydream
1. n. A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope.
Definition of Daydream
1. Noun. A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality. ¹
2. Verb. To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daydream
1. to fantasize [v -DREAMED or -DREAMT, -DREAMING, -DREAMS] - See also: fantasize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daydream
Literary usage of Daydream
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Primary French Translation Book by Walter Sidney Lyon, George de Hochepied Larpent (1893)
"... qui regardaient ses mouvements du coin de l'œil, tirèrent la ficelle, et
l'écureuil se trouva attrapé. A MIDSUMMER daydream. The two Dwarfs. ..."
2. Blades and Blossoms by Rachel Quick Buttz (1911)
"A daydream Under the shifting shadows One summer afternoon, Gazing into the
tree-tops— In the leafy month of June, Sat a thoughtful little maiden With a ..."
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