dreamy
pronunciation
How to pronounce dreamy in British English:
UK [ˈdri:mi]
How to pronounce dreamy in American English:
US [ˈdrimi]
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- Adjective:
- dreamy in mood or nature
- lacking spirit or liveliness
Word Origin
- dreamy (adj.)
- 1560s, "full of dreams," from dream + -y (2). Meaning "perfect, ideal," attested from 1941, American English teen slang. Compare dreamboat "romantically desirable person;" dream girl (1903).
Synonym
Example
- 1. A dreamy look came into the mother 's eyes .
- 2. A dreamy piece that shows good skills .
- 3. Circumambulate the city of a dreamy sabbath afternoon ( herman melville )
- 4. The dpj 's first prime minister , yukio hatoyama , was a dreamy populist who ruined almost everything he touched .
- 5. Cctv gold period of time is the dreamy platform of men 's clothing brand .