dreamier; dreamiest
1
a
: full of dreams
a dreamy night's sleep
b
: pleasantly abstracted from immediate reality
2
: given to dreaming or fantasy
3
b
: quiet and soothing
c
: delightful, ideal
Examples of dreamy in a Sentence
She was a dreamy young woman who never gave much serious thought to her future.
He gazed at me with a dreamy look in his eyes.
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Essence, 27 June 2025
The result is dreamy, emotionally profound, pervaded by a sense of curiosity and profound care.
—Eliza Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
The week’s selections were hard-core, but also delirious and dreamy.
—Hazlitt, 25 June 2025
The oversized windows making gazing out over Manhattan and Central Park even more dreamy.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Dreamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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dreamy
adjective
dreamier; dreamiest
1
: full of dreams
2
: tending to spend time in dreaming
3
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