dream

dream · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A series of images and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.

  2. 2.

    A cherished ambition, aspiration, or ideal.

  3. 3.

    A state of mind in which someone is not fully aware of their surroundings.

  4. 4.

    Something perfect or wonderful.

  5. 5.

    To experience dreams during sleep.

  6. 6.

    To indulge in fantasies about something desired.

  7. 7.

    To imagine as a possibility.

Forms

plural: dreams

Related words

Antonyms: nightmare, reality
See also: aspiration, nightmare, sleep
Synonyms: ambition, aspiration, fantasy, vision

Etymology

From Old English dream originally meaning "joy, mirth, music." The modern sense of "visions during sleep" appeared in Middle English, possibly influenced by Old Norse draumr.