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daydream

/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
day-dream
IPA
/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.

verb

To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

daydreams (plural) daydreams (present, singular) daydreaming (participle, present) daydreamt (participle, past) daydreamt (past) daydreamed (participle, past) daydreamed (past)

Derived Forms

daydreamer daydreamlike daydreamy daydreamingly

Frequently Paired Words

woolgathering brown study castles in Spain reverie daymare dream nightmare REM

Synonyms

reverie revery daydreaming oneirism air castle castle in the air castle in spain dream woolgather stargaze

Questions

How do you pronounce daydream?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/.
What does daydream mean?
A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
Where does daydream come from?
From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).

How to pronounce daydream

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