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castles in the air

castles in the air is the plural of castle in the air.

Meaning of castle in the air

Noun

castle in the air (plural castles in the air)

  1. (idiomatic) A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.
    • Many times ſuch men when they come to themſelves, tell ſtrange things of Heauen and Hell, what viſions they haue ſeene; […] The like effects almost are to bee ſeene in ſuch as are awake: How many Chimæras, Anticks, golden mountaines, and Caſtles in the Aire doe they build vnto themſelves?1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Of the Force of Imagination”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry...

Questions about castles in the air

What is castles in the air the plural of?
Castles in the air is the plural of castle in the air.

Words near castles in the air in the dictionary

  1. Castlerock
  2. castlers
  3. castlery
  4. castles
  5. castles in Spain
  6. castles in the air
  7. castles in the skies
  8. castles long
  9. castles of love
  10. castles short
  11. castlesful

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