dreamscape

noun

dream·​scape ˈdrēm-ˌskāp How to pronounce dreamscape (audio)
: a dreamlike usually surrealistic scene
also : a painting of a dreamscape

Examples of dreamscape in a Sentence

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San Francisco Travel Association When winter descends, San Francisco transforms into a luminous dreamscape during the Illuminate SF Festival of Light. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Pandora isn’t treated like an endlessly fruitful dreamscape, easily shifting to accommodate crowd-pleasing spectacle. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025 By the end of this batch of episodes, the pair is still in the hospital and Holly is still missing, lost in a decidedly foreboding dreamscape. Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025 At night, the carnival becomes a dreamscape full of circus games and rides that flash people back to the importance of being present and spending valuable time with music enthusiasts and longtime Odd Future fans. Malik Peay, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dreamscape

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dreamscape was in 1948

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“Dreamscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamscape. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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