😌 Lost in thought 🌫️ Soft and hazy

daydreamy

1 4.4

Appearing lost in thought with a soft, unfocused look

adjective
/ˈdeɪˌdriːmi/

Informal

: soñador

She has a daydreamy expression on her face.

Examples

The artist's daydreamy style was reflected in the soft colors of her paintings.
He had a daydreamy look on his face as he watched the clouds drift by.
Her daydreamy attitude sometimes made it hard for her to pay attention in class.
His daydreamy thoughts often distract him from work.
As she gazed out the window, her thoughts became daydreamy, drifting far away from the classroom lesson.
He often found himself in a daydreamy state during long meetings, imagining distant adventures.
The daydreamy clouds floated lazily across the sky, inspiring her to envision her future.

Synonyms

dreamlike

vsdaydreamy

7 5.7

Having a calm, unreal quality as if you are half asleep

is about an imaginative personal quality rather than an overall atmospheric effect

dreamy

vsdaydreamy

5 3.3

Looks lost in thought and not paying attention

is about an imaginative inner quality rather than mere outward appearance

moony

vsdaydreamy

Informal

4 7.3

Looking dreamy and lost in thought, not paying attention

is about an imaginative quality rather than only a temporary mood or look

oneiric

vsdaydreamy

Literature

1 9.9

Having the strange, unreal feeling of a dream

is about an imaginative, absent-minded quality while awake rather than sleep imagery

head-in-the-clouds

vsdaydreamy

Informal

1 7.9

Thinking in a dreamy way and not noticing everyday tasks

focuses on an imaginative inner quality rather than primarily being unrealistic

woolgathering

vsdaydreamy

Archaic

9.0

Lost in daydreams and not paying attention

refers to a general imaginative quality rather than only a temporary state

moonish

vsdaydreamy

Archaic

9.3

Being dreamy and often lost in romantic thoughts

is more general imaginative quality rather than specifically romantic or fanciful thinking

Antonyms

practical

465 2.6

About how something works in real life rather than in ideas

grounded

56 4.2

Being calm and sensible with a realistic view of life

How Dreamy

spacey

Informal

4 7.9

daydreamy

Informal

1 4.4

absentminded

2 5.9

Surface Forms

daydreamy positive

Morphology

daydreamy = daydream (transparent) = day + dream + y

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-y' to the noun 'daydream', yielding 'having the qualities of a daydream'.

Etymology

Daydreamy comes from day ('day') + dream ('a picture or story in your mind') + -y ('full of' or 'like'). So daydreamy means 'full of daydreams' and describes someone who looks lost in thought during the day.