: a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
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Examples of daydream in a Sentence
I drifted off in a daydream during the class.
hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream
Recent Examples of daydream from the Web
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Both series address notions of escapism subtly wrapped in youthful daydreams.
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Growing up, her daydreams frequently entailed work as a Disney Imagineer, someone responsible for the creation, design, and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions around the globe.
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The indoor offerings complement the season by giving you ways and means of escape, through the viewpoint of someone else’s daydreams.
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Just the mention of luxury real estate in Southern California can conjure daydreams of beach houses in Malibu or estates in the hills of Bel Air.
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No one will ever know, but many at Moeller daydream of how good this year's team might have been with three Division I players (Hayes, Davenport, McBride) in the line-up all season.
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For the vast majority of us, this would be the makings of an ideal daydream.
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In an age of unrelenting electronic communication, Patricia Hampl gives license to unplug and daydream.
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Sounds like something out of a golf junkie’s daydream.
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First Known Use of daydream
1651
daydream Synonyms
Synonyms
chimera, conceit, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), figment, hallucination, illusion, nonentity, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, vision;
Related Words
ignis fatuus, mirage, will-o'-the-wisp;
concoction, fable, fabrication, fiction, invention;
envisaging, imaging, visualization;
Phrases
castle in Spain, castle in the air;
: to have a daydream
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daydreamer
nounExamples of daydream in a Sentence
Instead of studying, he spent the afternoon daydreaming about his vacation.
Recent Examples of daydream from the Web
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Check them out ahead along with the campaign video and get ready to daydream of a mythical Greek wonderland.
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With Duncan sure to be off the board by the time the Spurs picked, Popovich had been daydreaming about how another All-American forward, Utah’s Keith Van Horn, might look next to a healthy Robinson in 1997-98.
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Lake decided to stop despairing and daydreaming and go outside himself, as well as the confinements of office and automobile.
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Although some people may daydream of owning a vintage home, probably few would imagine buying three at once.
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Built to Spill plays cartwheeling, daydreaming tunes that float above it all, while Afghan Whigs specializes in darker dirges from down below.
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With a hefty price tag of $7,950,000, scroll down to tour the ornate home and daydream your next not-so-casual dinner party.
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Taking solace in superhero comics, Charlie daydreams about wearing a pair of Air Jordans and becoming a sensation on the basketball court.
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So cancel the fairy tale, stop daydreaming and take a look at reality — this guy isn't right for you and that's his loss.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'daydream.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of daydream
1820
DAYDREAM Defined for English Language Learners
DAYDREAM Defined for Kids
: a person's pleasant and usually wishful thoughts about life
daydreamed;
daydreaming
: to think pleasant and usually wishful thoughts while awake
He spent class daydreaming about vacation.
Medical Dictionary
: a visionary creation of the imagination experienced while awake;
especially
: a gratifying reverie usually of wish fulfillment
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daydream
intransitive verb
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daydreamer
nounLearn More about daydream
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