dreaminess en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English dreamy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English dreaminess From dreamy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The characteristic of being dreamy.
There was a dreaminess, a pre-occupation, an exaltation, in the maternal look which the girl could not understand.
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dreaminesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |