reverie, revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spain
(noun) absentminded dreaming while awake
dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze
(verb) have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
daydream, moon
(verb) have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; “She looked out the window, daydreaming”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
daydream (plural daydreams)
A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
Coordinate terms: woolgathering, brown study, castles in Spain
daydream (third-person singular simple present daydreams, present participle daydreaming, simple past and past participle daydreamed or daydreamt)
To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
Source: Wiktionary
Day"dream`, n.
Definition: A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope. Mrs. Lambert's little daydream was over. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
