Daydream
/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
- 2 absentminded dreaming while awake wordnet
Verb
- 1 To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. intransitive
"Stop daydreaming and get back to work!"
- 2 have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy wordnet
- 3 have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake wordnet
Example
More examples"When left to my own devices, I tend to daydream and get lost in a series of tangential thought patterns."
Etymology
From day + dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”).