daydream

C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition

Also spelled day-dream

US /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ See IPA manual

noun verb 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!

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Synonyms

1 noun · a pleasant series of... reverie

2 verb · to think pleasant thoughts... dream moon

Word family

Forms daydreameddaydreamingdaydreams

Etymology

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

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Mind & Cognition

# 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

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