dream

[ dreem ]

/ drim /

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noun

a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.

the sleeping state in which this occurs.

an object seen in a dream.

an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake.

a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie.

an aspiration; goal; aim: A trip to Europe is his dream.

a wild or vain fancy.

something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence.

verb (used without object), dreamed or dreamt, dream·ing.

to have a dream.

to indulge in daydreams or reveries: He dreamed about vacation plans when he should have been working.

to think or conceive of something in a very remote way (usually followed by of): I wouldn't dream of asking them.

verb (used with object), dreamed or dreamt, dream·ing.

to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.

to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose.

to pass or spend (time) in dreaming (often followed by away): to dream away the afternoon.

adjective

most desirable; ideal: a dream vacation.

Verb Phrases

dream up, to form in the imagination; devise: They dreamed up the most impossible plan.

Origin of dream

1200–50; Middle English dreem, Old English drēam joy, mirth, gladness, cognate with Old Saxon drōm mirth, dream, Old Norse draumr, Old High German troum dream; modern sense first recorded in ME but presumably also current in Old English, as in Old Saxon

synonym study for dream

1. Dream, nightmare, and vision refer to the kinds of mental images that form during sleep. Dream is the general term for any such succession of images. A nightmare is a dream that brings fear or anxiety: frightened by a nightmare. Vision refers to a series of images of unusual vividness, clarity, order, and significance, sometimes seen in a dream.

OTHER WORDS FROM dream

dream·ful, adjective dream·ful·ly, adverb dream·ful·ness, noun dream·ing·ly, adverb

dream·like, adjective re·dream, verb, re·dreamed or re·dreamt, re·dream·ing. un·dreamed, adjective un·dream·ing, adjective un·dream·like, adjective

Words nearby dream

dread, dreadful, dreadfully, dreadlocks, dreadnought, dream, dream act, dream analysis, dream book, dream come true, a, dream merchant

Example sentences from the Web for dreamlike

There is one dreamlike setting in the story called “ROMA”; this is more or less like Rome and mentions specific places in it.

Literary City: Deborah Levy’s London |Henry Krempels |February 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I suppose if I lived in New York this would not seem so dreamlike.

National Book Award Winner Louise Erdrich: How I Write |Noah Charney |December 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Where did acclaimed outsider artist Henry Darger draw inspiration for his dreamlike murals?

Henry Darger's Private World |Paul Laster |April 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It was so unreal, so dreamlike, that for many days I had trouble convincing myself of its actuality.

Greener Than You Think |Ward Moore

The dreamlike state in which the old man had been wandering dissolved.

Frank of Freedom Hill |Samuel A. Derieux
Dick had been quiet, in touch with the beauty about him, the right companion for a dreamlike afternoon.

The Shadow |Mary White Ovington
All the events of the afternoon seemed unreal and dreamlike in spite of her aching eyes.

Bee and Butterfly |Lucy Foster Madison
He had seen towns vaguely like it before, yet it had a dreamlike quality as if it were not as real as it appeared.

The Time Traders |Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for dreamlike

dream

/ (driːm) /

noun

mental activity, usually in the form of an imagined series of events, occurring during certain phases of sleep
(as modifier)a dream sequence
(in combination)dreamland Related adjective: oneiric

a sequence of imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; daydream; fantasy
(as modifier)a dream world

a person or thing seen or occurring in a dream

a cherished hope; ambition; aspiration

a vain hope

a person or thing that is as pleasant, or seemingly unreal, as a dream

go like a dream to move, develop, or work very well

verb dreams, dreaming, dreamed or dreamt (drɛmt)

(may take a clause as object) to undergo or experience (a dream or dreams)

(intr) to indulge in daydreams

(intr) to suffer delusions; be unrealistic you're dreaming if you think you can win

(when intr, foll by of or about) to have an image (of) or fantasy (about) in or as if in a dream

(intr foll by of) to consider the possibility (of) I wouldn't dream of troubling you

adjective

too good to be true; ideal dream kitchen

Derived forms of dream

dreamful, adjective dreamfully, adverb dreaming, noun, adjective dreamingly, adverb

dreamless, adjective dreamlessly, adverb dreamlessness, noun dreamlike, adjective

Word Origin for dream

Old English drēam song; related to Old High German troum, Old Norse draumr, Greek thrulos noise

Medical definitions for dreamlike

dream

[ drēm ]

n.

A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

Idioms and Phrases with dreamlike

dream

In addition to the idioms beginning with dream

dream come true, a
dream up

also see:

pipe dream
sweet dreams
wouldn't dream of

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dream

noun

verb (used without object), dreamed or dreamt, dream·ing.

verb (used with object), dreamed or dreamt, dream·ing.

adjective

Verb Phrases

Origin of dream

synonym study for dream

OTHER WORDS FROM dream

Words nearby dream

Example sentences from the Web for dreamlike

British Dictionary definitions for dreamlike

noun

verb dreams, dreaming, dreamed or dreamt (drɛmt)

adjective

Derived forms of dream

Word Origin for dream

Medical definitions for dreamlike

n.

Idioms and Phrases with dreamlike

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

dream

noun

verb (used without object), dreamed or dreamt, dream·ing.

verb (used with object), dreamed or dreamt, dream·ing.

adjective

Verb Phrases

Origin of dream

synonym study for dream

OTHER WORDS FROM dream

Words nearby dream

Words related to dreamlike

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noun

verb dreams, dreaming, dreamed or dreamt (drɛmt)

adjective

Derived forms of dream

Word Origin for dream

Medical definitions for dreamlike

n.

Idioms and Phrases with dreamlike

British Dictionary definitions for dreamlike