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

Recent Examples on the Web His second home is a $2 million beach house in Playa Nueva Romana, a Caribbean dreamscape located in the Dominican Republic. Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2024 Her artistry stems from ecstatic singing, dreamscapes, spiritual encounters, and soul-searching expeditions to add more depth to the alternative-style band's musical signature. Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024 The Unknown Country) suggests a permeable border between the alluring and the precarious, a collision of dreamscape and the everyday that’s a defining quality of Wagner’s film. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Set in a New York whose look is equal parts Blade Runner, diorama art, and neon dreamscape, with Torres often zooming out to expose the constructedness of the sets, these stories take us on side quests with minor characters. Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for dreamscape 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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