dreaminess.

1. A tendency to become absorbed in thoughts or imagined experiences rather than attend closely to the present.

2. A soft, hazy, or unreal quality in an atmosphere, image, or work of art.

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Words that belong together

• a mood of dreaminess
• youthful dreaminess

On the page

His dreaminess vanished as soon as the practical questions began.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.