Given to or characterized by reverie or fantasy; (in early use) †deluded, mistaken, foolish (obsolete); (later chiefly) impractical; (now also in…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] (17) dreaminga1500 Given to or characterized by reverie or fantasy; (in early use) †deluded, mistaken, foolish (obsolete); (later chiefly) impractical; (now also in… castle-building1740 daydreaming1814 Given to daydreams; disposed to indulge in daydreams. Also: that is daydreaming; in the midst of a daydream; distracted, self-absorbed. daydreamyc1816 Resembling or characteristic of a daydream; having the quality of a daydream. Also of a person: disposed to indulging in daydreams. wool-gathering1850 indulging in wandering thoughts or idle fancies. head-in-air1880 Of a person: dreamy, absent-minded, or unworldly; (also) characteristic of such a person. Cf. head, n.1 phrases 3a(b). Walter Mittyish1954 = Mittyish, adj. Mittyish1956 Resembling or reminiscent of Walter Mitty. Mittyesque1958 Reminiscent of Walter Mitty; = Mittyish, adj. Mitty-like1961 Resembling or reminiscent of Walter Mitty. Subcategories:— of the nature of daydreams (6) — fulfilling wishes (1) |
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