dreamy

Etymology

dream + -y

adj

  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 (lyrics and music), “Time Warp”, in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  2. (colloquial) Sexy; handsome; attractive.
    I love the doctor in that American TV show: he is so dreamy!
    He is dreamy, sex-bomb cute. 1999, Shana Larsen, 200 Cigarettes (motion picture), spoken by Lucy (Courtney Love)
  3. Having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere.
    That place was so dreamy!
  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

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