Daydream vs. Dream

Daydream vs. Dream — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Daydream and Dream

Daydreamnoun

A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.

Dreamnoun

Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

Daydreamverb

To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

Stop daydreaming and get back to work!

Dreamnoun

A hope or wish.

Daydreamnoun

absent-minded dreaming while awake

Dreamnoun

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.

a dream of bliss;the dream of his youth
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Daydreamverb

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

Daydreamverb

have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake;

She looked out the window, daydreaming

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To daydream.

Stop dreaming and get back to work.

Dreamverb

(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).

I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
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Dreamverb

(intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).

I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.

Dreamadjective

ideal; perfect

Dreamnoun

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep;

I had a dream about you last night

Dreamnoun

a cherished desire;

his ambition is to own his own business

Dreamnoun

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake;

he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality

Dreamnoun

a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe);

I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe

Dreamnoun

a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality;

he went about his work as if in a dream

Dreamnoun

someone of something wonderful;

this dessert is a dream

Dreamverb

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Dreamverb

experience while sleeping;

She claims to never dreamHe dreamt a strange scene