dreamscape

noun

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

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Paintings around the room place the sculptures in imagined settings, and some scenes are accompanied by silhouetted figures, which act as a conduit for the viewer to project themself into the dreamscape of a past world or bizarre future. Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 11 Mar. 2026 There’s stuff in there that’s like a dreamscape. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026 What to do Big Bend is an adventure cyclist’s dreamscape. Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for dreamscape

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Mar. 2026.

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