dreaming

English Thesaurus

1. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery,
definition	:	the ability to form mental images of things or events (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	nightmare,
definition	:	a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	wet dream,
definition	:	an erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the (nocturnal) emission of semen (noun.cognition)

part meronym	:	sleeping,
definition	:	the state of being asleep (noun.cognition)

2. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	imagination, imaginativeness, vision,
definition	:	the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	air castle, castle in spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, reverie, revery,
definition	:	absentminded dreaming while awake (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	woolgathering,
definition	:	an idle indulgence in fantasy (noun.cognition)

3. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	dream,
definition	:	experience while sleeping (verb.perception)

4. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	daydream, dream, stargaze, woolgather,
definition	:	have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy (verb.creation)

derivation	:	dreamy, moony, woolgathering,
definition	:	dreamy in mood or nature (adj.all)

5. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	dream,
definition	:	experience while sleeping (verb.perception)

6. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	daydream, dream, stargaze, woolgather,
definition	:	have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy (verb.creation)

derivation	:	dreamy, moony, woolgathering,
definition	:	dreamy in mood or nature (adj.all)