mơ mộng
Definition
Adjective:
- Dreamy: Having a tendency to indulge in fantasies or thoughts about pleasant but often unrealistic things; characterized by a gentle, romantic, or idealistic quality that seems disconnected from practical reality.
- Idealistic: Excessively devoted to or absorbed in fanciful visions of a perfect, often unattainable, future or state.
Verb (to be dreamy/idealistic):
- To daydream / To fantasize: The act of indulging in pleasant, wishful, and often unrealistic thoughts or fantasies.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy là một người rất mơ mộng. (She is a very dreamy person.)
- Anh ấy có những kế hoạch mơ mộng mà khó thành hiện thực. (He has dreamy plans that are hard to realize.)
- Verb:
- Cậu bé thích ngồi mơ mộng về những chuyến phiêu lưu. (The boy likes to sit and daydream about adventures.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe artistic works, atmospheres, or styles that evoke a soft, romantic, or unreal quality.
- Bức tranh đó có một vẻ đẹp mơ mộng. (That painting has a dreamy beauty.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mơ màng (adj): Describes a hazy, vague, or half-awake state, often overlapping with "dreamy" but with a stronger sense of drowsiness or indistinctness.
- Mộng mơ (adj): A more poetic and romantic synonym for "mơ mộng," emphasizing fantasy and beauty.
Synonyms
- Dreamy: Indulgent in fantasy.
- Idealistic: Guided by ideals, often unrealistic ones.
- Fanciful: Imaginative in an unrealistic way.
- Quixotic: Exceedingly idealistic and unrealistic.
Antonyms
- Practical: Concerned with actual use or reality.
- Realistic: Having a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved.
- Down-to-earth: Sensible and practical.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Đầu óc mơ mộng: A dreamy/idealistic mind.
- Với đầu óc mơ mộng, anh ấy không nhìn thấy khó khăn. (With his dreamy mind, he doesn't see the difficulties.)
- Sống trong mơ mộng: To live in a dream world.
- Cô ấy sống trong mơ mộng thay vì đối mặt với thực tế. (She lives in a dream world instead of facing reality.)
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