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dreamscape

dreamscape

5 7.7
A scene that feels like being in a dream
  • noun
  • /ˈdrimˌskeɪp/
: paisaje onírico
  • As she closed her eyes, a peaceful dreamscape enveloped her, full of lush landscapes and gentle waves.
  • dreamscape passage
  • urban dreamscapes

Whoa, now we're in some dreamscape as well as.

Examples

  • The fantastic dreamscape resolves into the waking moment, the nighttime world of the zoo into the morning routine of the nursery.

    Academic text (2001)

  • I'm staring at the ceiling and they're off in some blissful dreamscape.

    Book Club (2018)

  • It's just sort of a surreal dreamscape, a weird picture with the lyrics.

    Blog text (26)

  • Behind him are painted splotches of red and yellow, a kind of dreamscape.

    Blog text (29)

  • Yet, one suspects that there is really further mischief afoot here in the engineer's dreamscape.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Gorgeous and functional, Neo-Seoul really does look the business as the visual effects beautifully render this pre-apocalyptic dreamscape.

    Blog text (4)

  • At night, they would revel in what seemed like a dreamscape, dancing atop pyramids in the light of the moon to orchestral music played over loudspeakers.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Such dreamscapes I’ve carried with me through many states and counties since those wilting Augusts in Coldwater.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The artist painted a vibrant dreamscape filled with colorful, fantastical creatures.

  • The film's stunning visuals transported the audience into a dreamscape that felt both surreal and mesmerizing.

Synonyms

dreamland
vsdreamscape
11 5.1

A pleasant imaginary place you visit in sleep or imagination

emphasizes surreal visual scenes more than an overall pleasant place
never-never land
vsdreamscape
  • Literature
7 8.8

A made-up perfect place that exists only in dreams

leans toward surreal scenes instead of ideal unattainable places
world of dreams
vsdreamscape
3 6.3

A place in your mind where you imagine things

is about strange, surreal scenes rather than an entire separate realm
dreamworld
vsdreamscape
3 6.6

An imagined perfect place that exists only in dreams

focuses on surreal, image-like scenes rather than an ideal whole place
Slumberland
vsdreamscape
  • Literature
1 8.0

An imaginary land of dreams in stories and books

highlights surreal single scenes rather than a named fictional setting

Antonyms

reality
∞ 1.4

The way things really are, not how we imagine or wish

ordinariness
2 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

How Dreamlike

dreamscape
5 7.7
dreamlike
7 5.7
vision
757 3.8
imagery
28 4.9
scene
∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

dreamscape singular
dreamscapes plural

Morphology

dreamscape = dream + scape (transparent) = dream + scape

The word is a straightforward compound meaning a scene or view related to dreams, predictable from 'dream' plus the '-scape' element familiar from 'landscape'/'seascape'.

Etymology

Dreamscape joins dream and -scape, the same ending as in landscape, which means 'view' or 'scene'. So a dreamscape is a 'scene' that feels 'dreamlike', a strange, imaginative place like something from a dream.