dreamlike
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˈdriːmlaɪk/
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onírico
- The landscape looked dreamlike, with soft colors blending together like a painting.
- dreamlike quality
- dreamlike state
And so it was thought to be a a dreamlike state, right?
- And so it was thought to be a a dreamlike state, right?
- This whole damn world is dreamlike because it just fades into these memories.
- This expression of consciousness was still in a somewhat dreamlike state, which is identification with form.
- It you hear these reports anyway, why would having that dreamlike experience somehow relieve depression long term?
- So out of alchemy, this weird dreamlike mythology emerged science and just blew up and made us into technological giants.
Examples
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Set, inspired by the public chess set in Joubert Park, has the dreamlike, uplifting character of a fairy tale.
Academic text (2008) -
There was an eerie, dreamlike state that went along with being on The Tonight Show.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was something dreamlike about the light, which seemed to have no source, neither sun nor moon.
Fiction book (2002) -
Adam's face took on a relaxed, dreamlike appearance as well, though he did not close his eyes.
Fiction book (1991) -
The world seemed dreamlike as she pulled back from him, the firelight setting her face.
Fiction book (1996) -
Suddenly they no longer seemed familiar, and a feeling of dreamlike incongruity came over her.
Fiction book (2000) -
The memory of that night out on the Old Ridge Road never faded... and grew dreamlike, as I expected it would.
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Caetano's narrative is, in general, dreamlike in structure and logic, using structures typical of the unconscious.
Academic text (2000) -
Our problems become much more interesting to look at when transposed into a world that is slightly dreamlike and slightly fantastical, with rules that might no longer apply to our lives.
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The air is warm, propitious; our pilgrimage feels dreamlike in this vaguely etched landscape.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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7.0
Strange like a dream and not real
46
4.9
Very well and smoothly, as if perfect
28
4.2
Not real, like something from a dream
22
3.4
Feels soft, gentle and romantic, like a dream
14
8.7
Looks and feels strange and dreamlike, often with bright changing colors
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6.8
Like a dream with strange or impossible scenes that seem unreal
4
7.9
Showing strange, dreamlike images and unreal combinations
1
9.8
Light and delicate with a feeling of something not physical
1
9.9
Something that looks strange and like a vivid dream
1
9.9
Looks like a strange dream with changing images
1
9.9
Having the strange, unreal feeling of a dream
1
7.4
You are very still and not aware of things around you
Having a quality like a dream or a ghost that seems unreal
Being unreal and like a dream
Appears like a ghost, not solid or easy to see
Having a soft, hazy look that seems slightly blurred
Antonyms
- Specialized
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5.6
Supporting the idea that the world exists even if we do not think about it
How Dreamlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dreamlike is made from the simple word dream and the ending -like, which means 'like' or 'similar to'. So something dreamlike feels soft, strange, or unreal, just like being in a dream.