dreamy

comparative dreamier · superlative dreamiest

1. As in a dream; resembling a dream.

   It's so dreamy / Oh, fantasy free me / So you can't see me

   1973, Richard O'Brien, “Time Warp”, in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

   Synonyms: dreamish, dreamlike, oneiric

2. colloquialSexy; handsome; attractive.

   I love the doctor in that American TV show: he is so dreamy!

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   He is dreamy, sex-bomb cute.

   1999, Shana Larsen, 200 Cigarettes (motion picture), spoken by Lucy (Courtney Love)

   Synonyms: alluring, arousing, attractive, bangable, beautiful, beddable, bedworthy, bonable

3. Having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere.

   That place was so dreamy!

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   This is the chapter where things get creamy, dreamy, and cloudlike. The Polish love of cheesecakes, meringues, and cream puff–style desserts is evidenced in every café, every bakery.

   2025 October 14, Laurel Kratochvila, “Ptysie, Bezy & Serniki: Choux, Meringues & Cheesecakes”, in Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN

4. Tending to dream or daydream.

   Cocktails and moonlit nights / That dreamy look in your eye / Give me a tropical contact high

   1988, “Kokomo”, in Still Cruisin', performed by The Beach Boys

   Synonyms: moony