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dreamfully

dreamfully

7.4
In a calm way as if lost in thought
  • adverb
  • /ˈdriːmfəlɪ/
  • Literature
translation icon : soñadoramente
  • Samantha gazed dreamfully out of the window, lost in her own thoughts.

Examples

  • The child wandered dreamfully through the garden, imagining a world of magic and adventure.

  • He spoke dreamfully about his plans for the future, his eyes shining with hope.

  • She gazed dreamfully out of the window.

  • He walked dreamfully through the park.

  • He spoke dreamfully about his plans for the future, his eyes shining with hope.

  • Samantha gazed dreamfully out of the window, lost in her own thoughts.

  • The child wandered dreamfully through the garden, imagining a world of magic and adventure.

Synonyms

dreamily
vsdreamfully
8 3.2

In a quiet, lost way that shows someone is thinking of pleasant things

is more quietly contemplative and reflective than simply pleasant imagination
moonily
vsdreamfully
  • Informal
8.3

In a dreamy, absent-minded way

is more thoughtful and inward focused rather than absent or romantic

How Dreamy

dreamfully
  • Literature
7.4
absently
20 4.6
pensively
3 7.0

Surface Forms

dreamfully positive

Morphology

dreamfully = dreamful + dream (transparent) = dream + ful + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'dreamful' by adding '-ly', and 'dreamful' is transparently built from 'dream' + '-ful'.

Etymology

The word dreamfully comes from the simple word dream plus -ful and -ly, where -ful means 'full of' and -ly makes it an adverb. So dreamfully means 'in a dreamy or thoughtful way', like someone whose head is full of dreams and ideas.