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dreaming vs daydreaming

daydreaming vs dreaming

dreaming and daydreaming both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dreaming Yes No No No
daydreaming Yes No No No
As nouns, daydreaming is a hyponym of dreaming; that is, daydreaming is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dreaming:
  • dreaming: imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
  • daydreaming: absentminded dreaming while awake
dreaming (noun) daydreaming (noun)
a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep absentminded dreaming while awake
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
Difference between dreaming and daydreaming

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