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daydream

[dey-dreem]

Origin

noun

a reverie indulged in while awake.

verb (used without object)

to indulge in such a reverie.

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Origin:
1675–85; day + dream

Related forms

day·dream·er, noun

day·dream·y, adjective

Synonyms
2. fantasize, dream, muse, woolgather.

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daydream (ˈdeɪˌdriːm)

—n
1.	a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie
2.	a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream

—vb
3.	(intr) to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy

'daydreamer

—n

'daydreamy

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

daydream

1680s (n.), from day + dream. As a verb, attested from 1820. Related: Daydreaming (1820).

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"[Children] need time to stare at a wall, daydream over a picture book, make mud pies, kick a ball around, whistle a tune or play the kazoo—to do the things today's adults had time to do when they were growing up."

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