adjective (dreamier, dreamiest)
1 looking as though you are thinking about other things and not paying attention to what is happening around you:
She had a dreamy look in her eyes. * a dreamy expression
2 (of a person or an idea) imaginative, but not very realistic:
Paul was dreamy and not very practical.
3 as if you are in a dream or asleep:
He moved in the dreamy way of a man in a state of shock.
4 (informal) pleasant and gentle; that makes you feel relaxed:
a slow, dreamy melody
5 (informal) beautiful; wonderful:
What's he like? I bet he's really dreamy.
dreamily adverb:
'I have lots of happy memories,' she said dreamily. * He gazed dreamily out of the window.
dreaminess noun [U]:
She was feeling the same romantic dreaminess she had felt as a young girl.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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