dreamy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹiː.mi/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From dream + -y.
Meanings
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As in a dream; resembling a dream.
It's so dreamy / Oh, fantasy free me / So you can't see me
1973, Richard O'Brien, “Time Warp”, in The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
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(colloquial) Sexy; handsome; attractive.
He is dreamy, sex-bomb cute.
1999, Shana Larsen, 200 Cigarettes (motion picture), spoken by Lucy (Courtney Love):I love the doctor in that American TV show: he is so dreamy!
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Having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere.
This is the chapter where things get creamy, dreamy, and cloudlike. The Polish love of cheesecakes, meringues, and cream puff–style desserts is evidenced in every café, every bakery.
2025 October 14, Laurel Kratochvila, “Ptysie, Bezy & Serniki: Choux, Meringues & Cheesecakes”, in Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN:That place was so dreamy!
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Tending to dream or daydream.
Cocktails and moonlit nights / That dreamy look in your eye / Give me a tropical contact high
1988, “Kokomo”, in Still Cruisin', performed by The Beach Boys:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dreamier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| dreamiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undreamy · dreamy Daniel · dreaminess · dreamily
Relateds
Synonyms
sexalicious · enticive · salacious · bedworthy · enticing · taking · alluring · humpable · seducing · screwable · beautiful · heart-throbbing · seductive · inviting · illecebrous · fascinating · hittable · sexable · witching · sexy · arousing · bewitching · tasty · prepossessing · appetizing · toothsome · delicious · fetching · peng · attractive · captivating · fit · fapworthy · sensual · fuckable · alluring · fine · beddable · hot · buff · charming · dreamy · exciting · bonerific · rootable · oneiric · fanciable · coying · catchy · fappable · bangable · shaggable · gorgeous · attractive · moony · bonable · tempting · effable · attracting · dreamish · dreamlike · desirable · winsome · winning · desirable · engaging · horny · appealing · doable · seductive · swoonsome · provocative · enchanting · raunchy
Translations (10)
fi ihana (sexy or attractive) · ga dathúil (sexy or attractive) · ga slachtmhar (sexy or attractive) · bg чудесен (sexy or attractive) · ga gnaíúil (sexy or attractive) · fi tunnelmallinen (having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere) · ga álainn (sexy or attractive) · ru чуде́сный (sexy or attractive) · ga dóighiúil (sexy or attractive) · eo revema (tending to dream or daydream)