dreamy
/ˈdriːmi/adjective
उच्चारण ड्रीमी
ख़यालों में खोया हुआ, स्वप्निल
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as synonym
- 1
looking as though you are thinking about other things and not paying attention
ख़यालों में खोया हुआ, स्वप्निल
- a dreamy look in her eyes
- He is too dreamy to notice the time.
- Rohan gave a dreamy smile and did not hear the teacher's question.
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- The dreamy girl in the last row stared out of the window all day.
- He has a dreamy way of speaking, as if he is far away.
Synonyms daydreaming absent-minded distracted faraway abstracted
Opposite alert attentive practical down-to-earth
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pleasant, gentle and relaxing
सुहावना, स्वप्न जैसा, मनोरम
- dreamy music
- a dreamy hill station
- We spent a dreamy afternoon by the lake, listening to the birds.
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- The hotel's dreamy setting in the mountains makes it popular with couples.
- The singer's dreamy voice made the audience feel calm.
Synonyms soothing peaceful gentle ethereal magical
Opposite harsh jarring
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dreamy + look / eyes / voice
Dreamy describes a person or expression lost in thought, or something soft and pleasant.
'Dreamy' विचारों में खोए व्यक्ति या भाव का, या कोमल और सुखद चीज़ का वर्णन करता है।
- She gave a dreamy smile.
- He has dreamy eyes.
dreamily (adverb)
Use dreamily for the manner in which someone does something while lost in thought.
विचारों में खोकर कुछ करने के ढंग के लिए 'dreamily' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika gazed dreamily at the stars.
dreamy / dreamer / dream
A dreamy person is absent-minded; a dreamer is a person who dreams of future plans.
'Dreamy' व्यक्ति अन्यमनस्क होता है; 'dreamer' भविष्य की योजनाओं के सपने देखने वाला व्यक्ति है।
- He is a dreamer who plans to build a school.
- The dreamy child never finished his homework.
dreamy (relaxing) + place / music
Informally, dreamy can mean lovely and relaxing, often used of places, music or weather.
अनौपचारिक रूप में 'dreamy' का अर्थ सुंदर और सुकूनदायक भी हो सकता है, जो स्थान, संगीत या मौसम के लिए आता है।
- Munnar is a dreamy hill station in the monsoon.
+Collocations 4
dreamy + noun
eyeslookvoicesmilemusic
- The singer had a dreamy voice.
adverb + dreamy
ratherquitea littleslightlyfaintly
- She looked rather dreamy after the holiday.
dreamy + place / time
landscapeafternoonvillagemood
- We spent a dreamy afternoon by the lake.
dreamy + noun (more)
childpoettunelandscapesky
- The poet described a dreamy sky at dusk.
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- The dreamy afternoon made everyone sleepy.
सपनीली दोपहर ने सबको नींद से भर दिया।
- Radhika's dreamy look showed her mind was far away.
राधिका की खोई-खोई नज़र से पता चलता था कि उसका मन कहीं दूर था।
- The music has a soft, dreamy sound.
इस संगीत में एक कोमल, सपनीली ध्वनि है।
- The teacher told the dreamy boy to pay attention.
शिक्षक ने खोए-खोए रहने वाले लड़के से ध्यान देने को कहा।
- Kerala's backwaters look dreamy in the morning mist.
सुबह की धुंध में केरल के बैकवॉटर्स सपनीले दिखते हैं।
- The long, warm summer day made the class dreamy.
गर्मी के लंबे दिन ने कक्षा को खोई-खोई सी बना दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She is dreamy of becoming a pilot.
✓ She dreams of becoming a pilot.
Dreamy is an adjective for her look, not a verb; the verb is dream of.
'Dreamy' उसकी मुद्रा का adjective है, क्रिया नहीं; क्रिया 'dream of' है।
✗ She looked at the sky dreamy.
✓ She looked at the sky dreamily.
An adverb is needed after the verb.
Verb के बाद adverb चाहिए।
✗ He is a dreamy who never works.
✓ He is a dreamer who never works.
Use the noun dreamer for a person.
व्यक्ति के लिए noun 'dreamer' का प्रयोग करें।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
daydreaming absent-minded distracted faraway abstracted soothing peaceful gentle ethereal magical
Antonyms
alert attentive practical down-to-earth harsh jarring
AaSpelling
dream·y
§Grammar and usage
The past of dream is dreamt or dreamed (both correct in British English).
Dream का past dreamt या dreamed (British English में दोनों सही)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who has impractical ideas is a dreamer or visionary; walking in sleep is somnambulism.
अव्यावहारिक विचारों वाला dreamer या visionary; नींद में चलना somnambulism।