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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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Cruising through a landscape blanketed with a fresh coat of snow is a dreamy way to travel during what, for many destinations, is the off-season.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
There’s a somewhat dreamy or vaguely unreal quality to this place so far from what one typically thinks of as civilization.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
The dreamy pop song was produced by John Ryan, and co-written by Ryan, Bond, and Lisa Healey.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Dreamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamy. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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dreamy
adjective
dreamier; dreamiest
1
: full of dreams
2
: tending to spend time in dreaming
3
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