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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The spa The dreamscape that is the Bamford Wellness Spa is on the second floor of the hotel (and is the first US Bamford Wellness Spa, created by Carole Bamford in the English countryside). Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 But, with almost perfect correlation, my daily activities will map onto my dreamscape. Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 Today’s writers use it to wildly different ends, from political invectives to plainspoken diaries to surreal dreamscapes. Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026 That place doesn’t exist, except in the imagination, in a dreamscape of crime and punishment, war and peace, Uncle Vanya and Doctor Zhivago. Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 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 6 Jun. 2026.

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