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John-a-dreams

John-a-dreams noun: a man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive.

Noun

John-a-dreams (plural John-a-dreamses)

  1. (archaic) A man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive.
    • […] Yet I, / A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak / Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, / and can say nothing.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of John-a-dreams

pluralJohn-a-dreamses

Questions about John-a-dreams

What does John-a-dreams mean?
John-a-dreams means a man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive.
What part of speech is John-a-dreams?
John-a-dreams is a noun.
What is the plural of John-a-dreams?
The plural of John-a-dreams is John-a-dreamses.

Words near John-a-dreams in the dictionary

  1. John Thomases
  2. John Travolta
  3. John Travoltas
  4. John's
  5. John's wort
  6. John-a-dreams
  7. John-a-dreamses
  8. John-a-Noaks
  9. John-a-Nokes
  10. John-a-Stiles
  11. John-apple

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