: a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
daydreamed; daydreaming; daydreams
: to have a daydream
daydreamer
noun
Examples of daydream in a Sentence
Noun
I drifted off in a daydream during the class.
hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream
Verb
Instead of studying, he spent the afternoon daydreaming about his vacation.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
No thinking about the future, no consideration of multiple outcomes to a decision, no counterfactuals, daydreams, fantasies or plans.
—Stephanie Madsen, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Don’t miss his wife Claire Vasarely’s exhibition, A Life in Color, where her Bauhaus-meets-surreal-op-art-style tapestries will leave you daydreaming.
—Manali Doshi, AFAR Media, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
No thinking about the future, no consideration of multiple outcomes to a decision, no counterfactuals, daydreams, fantasies or plans.
—Stephanie Madsen, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
Verb
But a combination of the visual fidelity of Tiramisu and the immersive field of view of Boba 3 gives VR fans plenty to daydream about.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Don’t miss his wife Claire Vasarely’s exhibition, A Life in Color, where her Bauhaus-meets-surreal-op-art-style tapestries will leave you daydreaming.
—Manali Doshi, AFAR Media, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daydream. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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daydream
1 of 2 noun
day·dream
ˈdā-ˌdrēm 
: a dreamy sequence of usually happy or pleasant imaginings
daydream
2 of 2 verb
: to have a daydream
daydreamer
noun
Medical Definition
daydream
noun
day·dream
ˈdā-ˌdrēm
: a visionary creation of the imagination experienced while awake
especially
: a gratifying reverie usually of wish fulfillment
daydream
intransitive verb
daydreamer
noun
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