Dreamiest

Dreamiest
dreamy dream"y (dr[=e]m"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dreamier} (dr[=e]m"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dreamiest}.] 1. Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like, dreams; visionary. ``The dreamy dells.'' --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

2. soothing; restful; as, dreamy music. [PJC]

3. Like what one dreams of; wonderful; delightful; marvelous; ideal; as, a dreamy house and garden. [informal] [PJC]

4. Prone to indulge in fantasy or daydreaming; as, a dreamy young girl. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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