: 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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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
If your daydreams about jetting off on a European vacation keep getting thwarted by your budget and bank account, all hope isn’t lost.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
Owen’s too busy daydreaming about his childhood friend, Nora.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
After all, strategy without execution is a daydream, but execution without strategy is a nightmare.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
If your daydreams about jetting off on a European vacation keep getting thwarted by your budget and bank account, all hope isn’t lost.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
The drama unfolded after his southern patriarch character Timothy Ratliff daydreamed about shooting himself and his family in the midst of a financial scandal while wearing a Duke t-shirt.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
Owen’s too busy daydreaming about his childhood friend, Nora.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daydream. Accessed 2 May. 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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