How to Say "Dreamy" in French

rêveur

/ʁɛ.vœʁ/

The English phrase 'dreamy' is translated into French as rêveur.

While 'dreamy' in English often describes an atmosphere, the French rêveur primarily describes a person who is lost in thought or a daydreamer.

Meaning: having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere (adj)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is derived from the French noun rêve, meaning 'dream'.

The feminine form of the adjective is rêveuse. The masculine plural form is rêveurs. The feminine plural form is rêveuses.

/ʁɛ.vœʁ/

The word rêve is a linguistic relative of the Old French word rever, which meant 'to be startled' or 'to wake up suddenly'.
To describe a dream-like state that feels surreal or hallucinatory, French speakers often reach for féerique, which literally refers to 'fairies'.
In a professional French context, calling a colleague rêveur might be a subtle way of saying they are not 'grounded' or 'realistic' about projects.

Ziri est un rêveur.
Ziri is dreamy.
This sentence is useful for describing a person as being rêveur.
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Il est timide et rêveur.
He's shy and dreamy.
This sentence shows how to use rêveur alongside other personality traits.
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Youpi ! Nous avons un autre idéaliste rêveur et contemplatif à priver de ses droits et à oppresser !
Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!
This sentence uses rêveur to describe an idealistic person.
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Manon and Hugo are looking at a small village in Provence.

Manon

Regarde ce petit village, c'est tellement rêveur.
Look at this little village, it's so dreamy.
Hugo

Oui, l'ambiance est vraiment calme et romantique.
Yes, the atmosphere is really calm and romantic.
Manon

Je trouve que le paysage est très rêveur ici.
I find the landscape very dreamy here.
Hugo

C'est l'endroit parfait pour se reposer, Manon.
It's the perfect place to relax, Manon.

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