DAYDREAM
Dictionary entry overview: What does daydream mean?
• DAYDREAM (noun)
The noun DAYDREAM has 1 sense:
1. absentminded dreaming while awake
Familiarity information: DAYDREAM used as a noun is very rare.
• DAYDREAM (verb)
The verb DAYDREAM has 2 senses:
1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
2. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
Familiarity information: DAYDREAM used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DAYDREAM (noun)
Meaning:
Absentminded dreaming while awake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
air castle; castle in Spain; castle in the air; daydream; daydreaming; oneirism; reverie; revery
Hypernyms ("daydream" is a kind of...):
dream; dreaming (imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake)
• DAYDREAM (verb)
Meaning:
Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
daydream; dream; woolgather; stargaze
Hypernyms (to "daydream" is one way to...):
conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
moon; daydream
Context example:
She looked out the window, daydreaming
Hypernyms (to "daydream" is one way to...):
idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
