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dream·y

   [dree-mee]
adjective, dream·i·er, dream·i·est.
1.
of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
2.
vague; dim.
3.
soothing; restful; quieting: dreamy music.
4.
given to daydreaming or reverie.
5.
abounding in dreams; characterized by or causing dreams.
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6.
Informal. wonderful; marvelous: He has a dreamy new convertible.
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Origin:
1560–70; dream + -y1

Related forms
dream·i·ly, adverb
dream·i·ness, noun
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dreamy (ˈdriːmɪ)
 
—adj , dreamier, dreamiest
1.  vague or impractical
2.  resembling a dream in quality
3.  relaxing; gentle: dreamy music
4.  informal wonderful
5.  having dreams, esp daydreams
 
'dreamily
 
—adv
 
'dreaminess
 
—n

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dreamy
1560s, "full of dreams," from dream + -y. Meaning "perfect, ideal," attested from 1941, Amer.Eng. teen slang. Cf. Dreamboat "romantically desirable person" (1947).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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