Dreamy
['driːmɪ] or ['drimi]
Definition
(adj.) dreamy in mood or nature; 'a woolgathering moment' .
(adj.) lacking spirit or liveliness; 'a lackadaisical attempt'; 'a languid mood'; 'a languid wave of the hand'; 'a hot languorous afternoon' .
Checked by Darren--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like, dreams; visionary.
Typist: Lucas
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fanciful, visionary, speculative, abstracted, absent, foggy
ANT:Collected, earnest, attentive, awake, active, energetic, practical
Edited by Daniel
Examples
- A railway here in Asia--in the dreamy realm of the Orient--in the fabled land of the Arabian Nights--is a strange thing to think of. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Ezra Jennings looked at me, with a sudden flash of interest in his dreamy brown eyes. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He could hardly be a very brave man, even she thought in her dreamy start and fright, for his trembling lips had turned colourless. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But when the day is done, even the most unimpressible must yield to the dreamy influences of this tranquil starlight. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was a beautiful picture--very soft and dreamy and beautiful. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was active and observing, I dreamy and inactive. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The words lost all meaning to her; her head was dreamy and confused; all was mist for a moment. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- They are very fair, and many of them have blue eyes, but black and dreamy dark brown ones are met with oftenest. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There was a pause of some moments; and St. Clare's countenance was overcast by a sad, dreamy expression. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It was curious to see newsboys selling papers in so dreamy a land as that. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typed by Anton