DREAMY


Meaning of DREAMY in English

ˈdrēmē, -mi adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: dream (I) + -y

1.

a. : vague , idle , hazy

the drone of the greenfinch lulls me into dreamy mediations — L.P.Smith

b. : given to dreaming or fantasy

the child was dreamy and introverted, playing with imaginary playmates and having visions

you're frightfully dreamy and unpractical and unbusinesslike — Christopher Isherwood

2. : having the quality or characteristics of a dream : dreamlike

3.

a. : indistinct

the mountains growing softer in outline and dreamy looking — John Muir †1914

b. : quiet and soothing

dreamy waltzes

c. : delightful , pleasing , ideal

own and run a hotel and ski resort in a perfectly dreamy spot in Utah — Carl Jonas

he's so handsome … real dreamy — Greg Foley

4. : suggestive of a dream or a dreamlike state

her eyes were dreamy and great, as of one who looketh afar — William Morris

she walked home that night in a dreamy silence — Robert Fawcett

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.