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Slumberland

Slumberland

1 8.0
A playful name for the world of sleep and dreams
  • noun
  • /ˈslʌmbərˌlænd/
  • Literature
translation icon : país de los sueños
  • I heard the sounds of you washing their feet in the bathtub, rummaging through drawers for their pajamas, and keeping them out of my office while I finished grading, assuring them I wouldn't forget to come hug, kiss, and sing them off to slumberland.

Examples

  • The bedtime story took the children on a journey to Slumberland, where they could meet playful creatures and explore.

  • After a long day, I quickly drifted off to Slumberland, dreaming of adventures in a magical land.

  • As she nestled into her soft blanket, she whispered, 'Goodnight, Slumberland awaits me with sweet dreams.'

Synonyms

dreamland
vsSlumberland
13 5.1

A pleasant imaginary place you visit in sleep or imagination

is a playful, name-like label for the state of sleep and dreams
dreamscape
vsSlumberland
5 7.7

A scene that feels like being in a dream

refers to the whole playful world rather than a single dream image
dreamworld
vsSlumberland
2 6.6

An imagined perfect place that exists only in dreams

is a playful, fanciful label rather than a lofty, idealized vision
world of dreams
vsSlumberland
1 6.3

A place in your mind where you imagine things

is a playful name rather than a general descriptive phrase for sleep

Surface Forms

Slumberland singular
Slumberlands plural

Morphology

Slumberland = slumber + land (semi-transparent) = slumber + land

The components 'slumber' and 'land' are clear, but the metaphorical meaning of a dream world is not directly derivable.

Etymology

Slumberland is made from the words slumber ('sleep') and land ('place'). It pictures sleep as a whole place you enter, so it means the dreamy state or world of sleep.