Wunschtraum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- velleity noun A very weak wish, so faint that no one ever acts on it.
Senses
Wunschtraum is used for these senses in English:
- pipe dream (idiomatic, originally, US) A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility. [from late 19th c.]
- velleity A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.
velleity — full definition
- noun A very weak wish, so faint that no one ever acts on it.
- noun A mild wish for something that you make no attempt to get.
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