dreaminess

/dɹˈiminəs/ noun

The characteristic of being dreamy.

Word Origin Dream comes from Proto-Germanic draumaz, which originally meant 'illusion, joy, music' — so dreaminess is that hazy, illusion-like quality. The PIE root *dʰrewgʰ- meant 'to deceive, injure', which is interesting because dreams can deceive. Related words: daydream, dreamer, dreamlike.

noun The characteristic of being dreamy. countable

The dreaminess of his gaze suggested he was lost in thought.

(名词) 梦幻感;朦胧感

他眼神中的梦幻感表明他陷入了沉思。

(sustantivo) ensimismamiento; ensueño; soñería [La característica de ser soñador o estar ensimismado.]

Lo soñador de su mirada sugería que estaba perdido en sus pensamientos.

(nom) rêverie; caractère rêveur; langueur; songe [Caractère rêveur d'une personne ou d'une chose, tendance à se perdre dans la rêverie.]

L'aspect rêveur de son regard suggérait qu'il était perdu dans ses pensées.

(Substantiv) Träumerei; Verträumtheit [Die Eigenschaft, verträumt, abwesend oder in Gedanken versunken zu sein.]

Der **dreaminess** seines Blickes zeigte, dass er in Gedanken versunken war.

(名詞) 夢見心地である性質;ぼんやりとして想像にふける様子。

彼の視線の夢見心地な様子は、物思いにふけっていることをうかがわせた。

(substantivo) sonhadorice; devaneio; distração; alheamento [A característica de ser sonhador.]

O olhar sonhador dele sugeria que estava perdido em pensamentos.

Word parts: dream + y + ness

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