dreamy
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdɹiː.mi//
As in a dream; resembling a dream.
adjective
- 1
As in a dream; resembling a dream.
It's so dreamy / Oh, fantasy free me / So you can't see me
- 2
Sexy; handsome; attractive.
I love the doctor in that American TV show: he is so dreamy!
He is dreamy, sex-bomb cute.
- 3
Having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere.
That place was so dreamy!
This is the chapter where things get creamy, dreamy, and cloudlike. The Polish love of cheesecakes, meringues, and cream puff–style desserts is evidenced in every café, every bakery.
- 4
Tending to dream or daydream.
Cocktails and moonlit nights / That dreamy look in your eye / Give me a tropical contact high
Etymology
From dream + -y.
Forms
- comparative
- dreamier
- superlative
- dreamiest
dreaming · An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.Dreaming · The time of the shaping of the physical and spiritual world…dreamt · Imagined or only extant in a dream or dreams.
dreamy · As in a dream; resembling a dream.
dreary · Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.dredge · Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: A…Dredge · A surname.