cloud-castle
Definition
- Noun:
- An impractical, fanciful, or unrealistic plan or idea: "cloud-castle" refers to a visionary scheme or daydream that is not grounded in reality, often associated with wishful thinking or unattainable aspirations.
Usage Examples
- (She indulged in unrealistic daydreams.)
- (The plan was seen as fanciful and impractical.)
Advanced Usage
- "to build cloud-castles": to engage in idle or unrealistic daydreaming.
- Instead of working on his homework, he was building cloud-castles about winning the lottery. (He was lost in fanciful thoughts.)
Variants and Related Words
- Castle in the air (noun phrase): a synonym for "cloud-castle," meaning an impractical scheme.
- His plan to travel the world with no money was just a castle in the air. (It was an unrealistic dream.)
Synonyms
- Daydream: a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one from the present.
- Fantasy: imagination, especially of a fanciful or unrealistic kind.
- Pipe dream: an unrealistic hope or plan.
Related Idioms
- Castles in Spain: an old idiom meaning unrealistic plans or hopes (similar to "cloud-castle").
- He talks of becoming a millionaire, but those are just castles in Spain. (They are unattainable dreams.)