Daydream

/ˈdeɪdriːm/ noun

Definition

Pleasant thoughts and fantasies that occupy your mind while you're awake, usually when you're not paying attention to what's around you.

Etymology

A compound word joining 'day' and 'dream,' first appearing in English in the 1600s. It originally meant literal nighttime dreams during daytime, but evolved to describe the waking fantasy state we know today.

Kelly Says

Daydreaming isn't laziness—neuroscience shows that when your mind wanders, your brain is actually processing emotions, planning, and being creative! Some of humanity's greatest inventions started as daydreams in someone's mind during a boring moment.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀን ውስጥ እንደ ነው
ken wost et ne-w
ARالعربية
حلم النهار
halm an-nah-ar
BNবাংলা
দিনের স্বপ্ন
din-er swap-n
CACatalà
sonar del dia
so-nar del dee-a
CSČeština
denní sen
den-ni sen
DADansk
dagdrøm
dag-drom
DEDeutsch
Tagtraum
tag-traum
ELΕλληνικά
όνειρο ημέρας
o-nee-ro ee-me-ras
ESEspañol
sueño diurno
sway-nyo dee-urno
FAفارسی
خواب روز
khaab roo-z
FISuomi
päiväuni
pai-vu-ni
FRFrançais
rêve du jour
rayv doo zhoor
GUGU
સવારનું સપનું
sa-var-noo sa-pnu
HAHA
safe
sah-fay
HEעברית
חלום יום
cha-loom yoom
HIहिन्दी
दिन का सपना
deen ka sa-pna
HUMagyar
nappal álom
nap-pal al-om
IDBahasa Indonesia
mimpi siang
mim-pi siang
IGIG
ọmụ
oh-moo
ITItaliano
sogno di giorno
soh-gno dee jor-no
JA日本語
日中の夢
hi-chuu-no yume
KKKK
күн сәулесі
koon sa-u-le-si
KMKM
ព្រឹក
pruek
KO한국어
낮잠
nat-jam
MRMR
सकाळाचा सपना
sa-kaala-cha sa-pna
MSBahasa Melayu
mimpi siang
mim-pi siang
MYမြန်မာ
အင်း
a-in
NLNederlands
dagdromen
dag-dro-men
NONorsk
dagdrøm
dag-drom
PAPA
ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਸੁਪਨਾ
din da su-pna
PLPolski
marzenie dnia
mar-zhen-ye dee-na
PTPortuguês
sonho diurno
son-ho dee-urno
RORomână
vis de zi
vish dee zee
RUРусский
день сурка
den-sook-ra
SVSvenska
dagdröm
dag-drom
SWKiswahili
ndoto ya mchana
n-do-to ya m-cha-na
TAதமிழ்
நாளின் கனவு
naal-in ka-navu
TEతెలుగు
రోజు లోని కల
ro-zhu lo-ni ka-la
THไทย
ฝันกลางวัน
fan-glang-wan
TLTL
panaginip ng araw
pa-na-gini-p ng a-raw
TRTürkçe
gündüz rüyası
goon-doosh roo-ya-si
UKУкраїнська
день мрії
den mrii
URاردو
دن کا خواب
den ka khaab
VITiếng Việt
mơ ngày
mo ngai
YOYO
ọmọ
oh-moh
ZH中文
白日梦
bai-ri meng
ZUZU
usuku
oo-soo-koo

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