daydream
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daydream
- /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/
- [ˈdeɪdɹiːm]
- [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm] sometimes
Where it comes from
From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).
noun daydreams
- 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.
verb daydreams · daydreaming · daydreamt · daydreamed
- To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. Stop daydreaming and get back to work!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reverie, woolgather, dream, stargaze, moon, air castle, revery, dreaming, fantasy, muse, waking dream, dreaming life, dreamery, nightdreaming, dream life, dreamworld
Translations
Every language
noun a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts
| Español | ensueño diurno, fantasía, ensueño despierto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백일몽 baegilmong, 공상 gongsang, 몽상 mongsang |
| 日本語 | 白日夢 hakujitsumu, 白昼夢 hakuchūmu, 空想 kūsō, 夢想 musō |
| 中文 | 白日夢 /白日梦 báirìmèng, 空想 kōngxiǎng, 夢想 /梦想 mèngxiǎng |
| हिन्दी | दिनी-स्वप्न dinī-svapna |
| Kiswahili | ndoto ya mchana |
| Português | sonho acordado |
| Français | rêverie |
| Deutsch | Tagtraum |
| Italiano | sogno ad occhi aperti, fantasticheria, fantasticaggine |
| Ελληνικά | ονειροπόλημα oneiropólima |
| Română | reverie |
| Русский | мечта́ние mečtánije, мечта́ mečtá, грёзы grjózy |
| Tiếng Việt | sự mơ màng |
| العربية | حُلْم يَقَظَة ḥulm yaqaẓa |
| עברית | חלום בהקיץ khalom be'haqytz |
verb to have such a series of thoughts
| Español | soñar despierto, pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo, fantasear, estar en Babia, ensoñar despierto, pensar en las musarañas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백일몽을 꾸다 baegilmong-eul kkuda |
| 日本語 | 白日夢を見る hakujitsumu o miru, 白昼夢を見る hakuchūmu o miru |
| 中文 | 做白日夢 /做白日梦 zuò báirìmèng |
| Português | sonhar acordado, pensar na morte da bezerra |
| Français | rêvasser, rêver |
| Deutsch | tagträumen, träumen |
| Italiano | fantasticare, sognare ad occhi aperti |
| Ελληνικά | ονειροπολώ oneiropoló |
| Română | visa cu ochii deschiși |
| Русский | мечта́ть mečtátʹ, гре́зить grézitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mơ mộng |
| עברית | חלם בהקיץ khalám b'hakíts |
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title = {daydream},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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