daydream C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition Also spelled day-dream US /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ See IPA manual Freq #23572 Meanings 1 noun A pleasant series of thoughts about something nice while you are awake. She was lost in a daydream about her holiday. 2 verb To think pleasant thoughts about something while you are awake, instead of paying attention. Stop daydreaming and get back to work! Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pleasant series of... reverie 2 verb · to think pleasant thoughts... dreammoon Word family Forms daydreameddaydreamingdaydreams Etymology AI details From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”). Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # daydream **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ **Frequency rank:** 23572 ## Meanings 1. A pleasant series of thoughts about something nice while you are awake. 2. To think pleasant thoughts about something while you are awake, instead of paying attention. ## Examples - She was lost in a daydream about her holiday. - Stop daydreaming and get back to work! ## Etymology From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”). ## AI Etymology Daydream is from day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a pleasant series of thoughts about something nice while you are awake, or to think pleasant thoughts about something while you are awake, instead of paying attention. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown