dreamy
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dream·y
(drē′mē)adj. dream·i·er, dream·i·est
1. Resembling a dream; ethereal or vague.
2. Given to daydreams or reverie.
3. Soothing and serene.
4. Informal Inspiring delight; wonderful.
dream′i·ly adv.
dream′i·ness n.
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dreamy
(ˈdriːmɪ)adj, dreamier or dreamiest
1. vague or impractical
2. resembling a dream in quality
3. relaxing; gentle: dreamy music.
4. informal wonderful
5. having dreams, esp daydreams
ˈdreamily adv
ˈdreaminess n
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dream•y
(ˈdri mi)adj. dream•i•er, dream•i•est.
1. of the nature of or typical of dreams; visionary.
2. vague; dim.
3. inducing dreams or a dreamlike mood, esp. pleasantly: dreamy music.
4. given to daydreaming or reverie.
5. abounding in dreams.
6. wonderful; marvelous: a dreamy new car.
[1560–70]
dream′i•ly, adv.
dream′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | dreamy - dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
| 2. | dreamy - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" lethargic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" |
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dreamy
adjective
1. vague, abstracted, absent, musing, preoccupied, daydreaming, faraway, pensive, in a reverie, with your head in the clouds His face assumed a dreamy expression.
3. starry-eyed, romantic, sentimental, utopian, quixotic, over-optimistic He's like some dreamy kid
4. impractical, vague, imaginary, speculative, visionary, fanciful, quixotic, dreamlike, airy-fairy full of dreamy ideals
impractical practical, realistic, common-sense, pragmatic, down-to-earth, feet-on-the-ground, unromantic
impractical practical, realistic, common-sense, pragmatic, down-to-earth, feet-on-the-ground, unromantic
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dreamy
adjective1. Given to daydreams or reverie:
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Translations
حالِم، شارِد الفِكْر
zasněný
drømmende
dreymandi
zasnený
dalgınhülyalı
dreamy
[ˈdriːmɪ] ADJ (dreamier (compar) (dreamiest (superl))) [character, person] → soñador; [smile, tone] → distraído; [music] → de ensueño, suaveCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dreamy
[ˈdriːmi] adj [person] (= absent-minded) → rêveur/euse; [smile, expression] → rêveur/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dreamy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dreamy
[ˈdriːmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → distratto/a, sognatore/trice; (look, voice) → sognante; (music, quality) → di sognoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dream
(driːm) noun1. thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep. I had a terrible dream last night.
2. a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts. Don't sit there in a dream!
3. something perfect or very beautiful. Your house is a dream!
4. an ambition or hope. It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.
verb – past tense, past participles dreamed, ~dreamt (dremt) – (sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep. For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.
ˈdreamer noun a person who is often occupied with his thoughts. I'm afraid my son is a bit of a dreamer and not very practical.
ˈdreamless adjective (of sleep) sound; not disturbed by dreams.
ˈdreamy adjective as if of a person who is not quite awake. a dreamy smile; She is too dreamy.
ˈdreamily adverbˈdreaminess noun
dream up
to invent. I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan.
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