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   Dream·y

   /ˈdrēmē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a magical or pleasantly unreal quality; dreamlike: "a slow dreamy melody" Similar dreamlikevaguedimhazyshadowymistyfaintindistinctuncleargentletranquilpeacefulrelaxingsoothingcalminglullingromanticOpposite clearsharpharsh
   • ▪ delightful; gorgeous: informal "I bet he was really dreamy" Similar wonderfulmarvelousterrificfabulouslovelydelightfulattractiveappealinginformal:heavenlydivinegorgeousOpposite unpleasantunattractive
   • 2. (of a person) not practical; given to daydreaming: "a dreamy boy who grew up absorbed in poetry" Similar daydreamingdreamingpensivethoughtfulreflectivemeditativemusingruminativespeculativelost in thoughtpreoccupieddistractedabstractedraptinattentivewoolgatheringvagueabsorbeddistraitabsentmindedwith one's head in the cloudsin a world of one's ownfar awayin a brown studyinformal:miles awayidealisticromanticstarry-eyedimpracticalunrealisticutopianquixoticout of touch with realityfancifulfantasizingdaydreaminghead-in-the-cloudsvisionaryfar-sightedpropheticinformal:airy-fairyOpposite attentivealertrealisticpractical

   Derivatives

   • 1. dreamily adverb
   • 2. dreaminess noun

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