idle vs daydream

daydream vs idle

idle and daydream both are nouns.

idle is an adjective but daydream is not an adjective.

idle and daydream both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
daydream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, daydream is a hyponym of idle; that is, daydream is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than idle:

idle: be idle; exist in a changeless situation
daydream: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

Other hyponyms of idle include moon, moon around, moon on, ride the bench, warm the bench, moon, arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, lie about, lie around.

idle (noun)	daydream (noun)
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling	absentminded dreaming while awake

idle (adjective)	daydream (adjective)
not in action or at work
silly or trivial
not in active use
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
not having a job
not yielding a return
without a basis in reason or fact

idle (verb)	daydream (verb)
run disconnected or idle	have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
be idle; exist in a changeless situation	have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

Difference between idle and daydream

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