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daydream en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/
• [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm] (sometimes)
• dā'drēmˈ
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈdeɪdɹiːm]

Etymology

From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).

Meanings

1. A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
   • With Free Guy, Reynolds gets just a little more in touch with his Carrey side via nothing less than his own version of The Truman Show, shorn of its daydream dread and rocketed into the age of Fortnite. 2021 August 6, A. A. Dowd, “The Ryan Reynolds action-comedy Free Guy is a Truman Show for the Fortnite age”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2022:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
daydreams	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Coordinates

brown study · woolgathering · reverie · castles in Spain

Deriveds

daydreamer · daydreamy · daydreamlike

Translations (57)

uk ма́рення (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · eo revo (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ta பகற்கனா (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ms angan-angan (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · cs snění (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · fi päiväuni (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · mi wawata (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · sv dagdröm (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · fo dagdreymur (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ja 白昼夢 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ru мечта́ (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · pl mara (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ro reverie (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · hi दिनी-स्वप्न (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · bg блян (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · tr hayal (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · pl marzenie (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · te పగటికల (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · it fantasticheria (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · it fantasticaggine (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · cmn 白日夢 /白日梦 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · es ensueño despierto (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · vi sự mơ màng (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ja 白日夢 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · la somnium (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · es ensueño diurno (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · nb dagdrøm (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · bua хүсэл (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · mk мечта (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ko 공상 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · is dagdreymi (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ca ensomni (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · nl dagdroom (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · de Tagtraum (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · el ονειροπόλημα (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · pt sonho acordado (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · cmn 空想 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ru грёзы (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · cmn 夢想 /梦想 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ko 백일몽 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · da dagdrøm (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · it sogno ad occhi aperti (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · is dagdraumur (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · be ма́ра (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ta பகற்கனவு (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · af dagdroom (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ko 몽상 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · bg мечта́ (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ru мечта́ние (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · nn dagdraum (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · uk мрі́я (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · fr rêverie (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ar حُلْم يَقَظَة (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ja 夢想 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · es fantasía (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · ja 空想 (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts) · he חלום בהקיץ (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts)

daydream en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/
• [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm] (sometimes)
• dā'drēmˈ
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈdeɪdɹiːm]

Etymology

From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
   • Stop daydreaming and get back to work!

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
daydreamt	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
daydreamt	Tense=Past		lexicographic
daydreams	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
daydreaming	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
daydreamed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
daydreamed	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Deriveds

daydreamingly

Relateds

nightmare · daymare · dream · REM

Translations (67)

da dagdrømme (to have such a series of thoughts) · ca somiar despert (to have such a series of thoughts) · ta பகற்கனவு காண் (to have such a series of thoughts) · lb dreemen (to have such a series of thoughts) · pl śnić na jawie (to have such a series of thoughts) · es fantasear (to have such a series of thoughts) · es elucubrar (to have such a series of thoughts) · ms berangan (to have such a series of thoughts) · yue 發夢 /发梦 (to have such a series of thoughts) · ka წარმოსახვა (to have such a series of thoughts) · sv dagdrömma (to have such a series of thoughts) · ru мечта́ть (to have such a series of thoughts) · pt pensar na morte da bezerra (to have such a series of thoughts) · nn dagdrøyme (to have such a series of thoughts) · es estar en Babia (to have such a series of thoughts) · de tagträumen (to have such a series of thoughts) · pl myśleć o niebieskich migdałach (to have such a series of thoughts) · uk мрі́яти (to have such a series of thoughts) · mk мечтае (to have such a series of thoughts) · cmn 做白日夢 /做白日梦 (to have such a series of thoughts) · de träumen (to have such a series of thoughts) · ko 백일몽을 꾸다 (to have such a series of thoughts) · mi wawata (to have such a series of thoughts) · nb dagdrømme (to have such a series of thoughts) · vi mơ mộng (to have such a series of thoughts) · eo revi (to have such a series of thoughts) · ne दिवासपना (to have such a series of thoughts) · es abstraerse (to have such a series of thoughts) · nl dagdromen (to have such a series of thoughts) · it fantasticare (to have such a series of thoughts) · ka ფანტაზიორობა (to have such a series of thoughts) · es soñar despierto (to have such a series of thoughts) · fi unelmoida (to have such a series of thoughts) · ta பகற்கனா காண் (to have such a series of thoughts) · ru гре́зить (to have such a series of thoughts) · es ensimismarse (to have such a series of thoughts) · es pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo (to have such a series of thoughts) · it sognare ad occhi aperti (to have such a series of thoughts) · bg мечта́я (to have such a series of thoughts) · fi haaveilla (to have such a series of thoughts) · pl marzyć (to have such a series of thoughts) · sl sanjariti (to have such a series of thoughts) · sh сања́рити (to have such a series of thoughts) · el ονειροπολώ (to have such a series of thoughts) · he חלם בהקיץ (to have such a series of thoughts) · ja 白昼夢を見る (to have such a series of thoughts) · es pensar en las musarañas (to have such a series of thoughts) · cs snít (to have such a series of thoughts) · ro visa cu ochii deschiși (to have such a series of thoughts) · hu álmodozik (to have such a series of thoughts) · bg блену́вам (to have such a series of thoughts) · th ฝันกลางวัน (to have such a series of thoughts) · izh uneksia (to have such a series of thoughts) · sh sanjáriti (to have such a series of thoughts) · fr rêvasser (to have such a series of thoughts) · es ensoñar despierto (to have such a series of thoughts) · fr rêver (to have such a series of thoughts) · af dagdroom (to have such a series of thoughts) · th ฝันเฟื่อง (to have such a series of thoughts) · fi uneksia (to have such a series of thoughts) · be ма́рыць (to have such a series of thoughts) · la somnio (to have such a series of thoughts) · ja 白日夢を見る (to have such a series of thoughts) · et unistus (to have such a series of thoughts) · pt sonhar acordado (to have such a series of thoughts) · gl soñar esperto (to have such a series of thoughts) · et unelm (to have such a series of thoughts)