<adj.all> a lackadaisical attempt a languid mood a languid wave of the hand a hot languorous afternoon
dreamy \dream"y\ (dr[=e]m"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dreamier} (dr[=e]m"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dreamiest}.] 1. Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like, dreams; visionary. ``The dreamy dells.'' --Tennyson.
2. soothing; restful; as, dreamy music. [PJC]
3. Like what one dreams of; wonderful; delightful; marvelous; ideal; as, a dreamy house and garden. [informal] [PJC]
4. Prone to indulge in fantasy or daydreaming; as, a dreamy young girl. [PJC]
Mr. Kaufman arranges this first meeting in an atmosphere of dreamy surrealism.
Opening with a gentle flurry of notes from the clarinet which is echoed first by Swallow and then by Bley, Giuffre barely leads this dreamy ensemble, with a sound which gives the impression of a reed wrapped in muslin.
This is dreamy, well crafted, mature pop music. Dina Carroll and PJ Harvey were the women candidates.
It will look better when the Canalettos return. Having lulled the visitor into a dreamy acceptance of the luxurious the tour ends with a jolt in the finest and happiest rooms, all designed by Nash, with plenty of quirky detail.
Piero's version is dreamy rather than tragic, because in the play Procris is restored to life.
A GTE spot features Nike, complete with dreamy visions of a lonely runner.
Stepping in with an hour's rehearsal for the indisposed Nadine Secunde, the renowned Wagnerian gave a dreamy performance.
The move comes just three months after Fairchild launched the weekly magazine, which offered a twist on the usual formula of dreamy stories about faraway places.
Her dreamy depths are obvious to everyone, even to the muscle-bound jock who falls in love with the way she looks.