Daydream

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Daydream

Daydream (/ˈdeɪdriːm/), also known as a reverie, is a short-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake.

Etymology

The term "daydream" is derived from the Middle English word dægdrēam, which literally means "day's dream". It was first recorded in the 13th century.

Related Terms

  • Fantasy: The faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable.
  • Reverie: A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
  • Dream: A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
  • Imagination: The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.
  • Consciousness: The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings.

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