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daydream.

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

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/[ˈdeɪdɹiːm][ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm]sometimes
  1. A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/[ˈdeɪdɹiːm][ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm]sometimes
  1. To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

    intransitive
    Stop daydreaming and get back to work!
Where this word comes from

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

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