daydream

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

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!

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

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”).

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# 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
- General Vocabulary

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