dream

¹dream

noun, often attributive \ˈdrēm\

Definition of DREAM

1

: a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep — compare rem sleep

2

: an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream: as a : a visionary creation of the imagination : daydream b : a state of mind marked by abstraction or release from reality : reverie c : an object seen in a dreamlike state : vision

3

: something notable for its beauty, excellence, or enjoyable quality <the new car is a dream to operate>

4

a : a strongly desired goal or purpose <a dream of becoming president> b : something that fully satisfies a wish : ideal <a meal that was a gourmet's dream>

— dream·ful \-fəl\ adjective

— dream·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— dream·ful·ness noun

— dream·less adjective

— dream·less·ly adverb

— dream·less·ness noun

— dream·like \ˈdrēm-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of DREAM

1. He had a dream about climbing a mountain.
2. You were in my dream last night.
3. I've found the man of my dreams.
4. They succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.
5. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be so much fun.
6. If you think the work will be easy, you're living in a dream world.
7. He has had a lifelong dream of becoming an actor.
8. It's a dream of mine to own a house in the country.
9. Tell me your hopes and dreams.
10. Making it to the Olympics was a dream come true.

Origin of DREAM

Middle English dreem, from Old English drēam noise, joy, and Old Norse draumr dream; akin to Old High German troum dream

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to DREAM

Synonyms: chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, fantasy, fancy, figment, hallucination, illusion, nonentity, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, vision

Related Words: ignis fatuus, mirage, will-o'-the-wisp; brainchild, idea; concoction, fable, fabrication, fiction, invention; envisaging, imaging, visualization; cloud-cuckoo-land, cloudland, Shangri-la, utopia; daymare, nightmare

Near Antonyms: actuality, fact, reality

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Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with DREAM

beam, bream, cream, deem, deme, gleam, meme, neem, Nîmes, ream, scheme, scream, seam, seem, seme, steam, stream, team, teem, theme