daydreamyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdeɪdriːmi/, U.S.

/ˈdeɪˌdrimi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: daydream n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < daydream n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dreamy adj.

Resembling or characteristic of a daydream; having the quality of a daydream. Also of a person: disposed to indulging in daydreams.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective]

dreaminga1500

castle-building1740

daydreaming1814

daydreamyc1816

wool-gathering1850

head-in-air1880

Walter Mittyish1954

Mittyish1956

Mittyesque1958

Mitty-like1961

c1816–19 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1984) II. 693 The close, hot, day-dreamy continuity of Richardson.

1829 R. Story Magic Fountain 95 Fame hovered before me in day-dreamy air, Now offering the wreath won and worn by Voltaire.

1921 T. S. Eliot in Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Mar. 202/1 The day-dreamy feeling of Morris is essentially a slight thing.

1960 S. Martinelli Let. 28 Dec. in C. Bukowski & S. Martinelli Beerspit Night & Cursing (2001) 134 You've no idea how day-dreamy I am Buk & don't give a damm [sic] for anything.

2003 Mojo May 99/1 The duo's evident amour is..a slow, simmering smooch, what with Gibbard's daydreamy restraint..and Tamborello's sherbert-fizz.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	daydreamy
释义	daydreamyadj. Brit. /ˈdeɪdriːmi/, U.S. /ˈdeɪˌdrimi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: daydream n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < daydream n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier dreamy adj. Resembling or characteristic of a daydream; having the quality of a daydream. Also of a person: disposed to indulging in daydreams. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] dreaminga1500 castle-building1740 daydreaming1814 daydreamyc1816 wool-gathering1850 head-in-air1880 Walter Mittyish1954 Mittyish1956 Mittyesque1958 Mitty-like1961 c1816–19 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1984) II. 693 The close, hot, day-dreamy continuity of Richardson. 1829 R. Story Magic Fountain 95 Fame hovered before me in day-dreamy air, Now offering the wreath won and worn by Voltaire. 1921 T. S. Eliot in Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Mar. 202/1 The day-dreamy feeling of Morris is essentially a slight thing. 1960 S. Martinelli Let. 28 Dec. in C. Bukowski & S. Martinelli Beerspit Night & Cursing (2001) 134 You've no idea how day-dreamy I am Buk & don't give a damm [sic] for anything. 2003 Mojo May 99/1 The duo's evident amour is..a slow, simmering smooch, what with Gibbard's daydreamy restraint..and Tamborello's sherbert-fizz. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1816
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