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Meaning of John-a-dreams | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive.

archaic

Examples

“[…] Yet I, / A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak / Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, / and can say nothing.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

John-a-nokes John-apple John-go-to-bed-at-noon John's John's wort Johnathan