dreamy

adjective

ˈdrē-mē

dreamier; dreamiest

Synonyms of dreamy next

: full of dreams

a dreamy night's sleep

: pleasantly abstracted from immediate reality

: given to dreaming or fantasy

: suggestive of a dream or dreamlike state

a dreamy smile

dreamy speculation

: quiet and soothing

: delightful, ideal

dreamily

ˈdrē-mə-lē

adverb

dreaminess

ˈdrē-mē-nəs

noun

Example Sentences

She was a dreamy young woman who never gave much serious thought to her future. He gazed at me with a dreamy look in his eyes.

Recent Examples on the Web Go out and wander: Get lost in this dreamy, immersive world at 333 Gallery in downtown L.A. —

Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023 The cocktail menu is as dreamy as the views, with a sparkling sangria, Champagne cocktail Cappelletti spritz and zero-proof blood orange spritzer. —

Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 13 Mar. 2023 This dreamy and steamy album was the soundtrack of my first love and first psychedelic experience. —

Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 Feb. 2023 In fact, January is semiautobiographical, as Kairiss uses the Latvian historical record as a turbulent backdrop for his dark and dreamy tale of an aspiring filmmaker falling in love and searching for his own identity. —

Stjepan Hundic, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2023 And in Soper’s version, there’s a mysterious yet evident rapport between the Dreamer and the Lover — even as the latter, the mezzo-soprano, is still discovering her voice within this dreamy opera world. —

Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023 There's something dreamy and delightful about living in a luxurious houseboat, where the water is both your home and your path to travel. —

Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 14 Feb. 2023 The girl’s room in that same loft has a magical and dreamy aesthetic achieved with a light and airy palette of whites and blush. —

Kate Mcgregor, ELLE Decor, 20 Jan. 2023 Depending on your personality and current schedule, devising the perfect storage system for a particular space can sound totally dreamy or totally daunting. —

Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2023 See More

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