shadowland

American  

[shad-oh-land] / ˈʃæd oʊˌlænd /

noun

1. a land or region of shadows, phantoms, unrealities, or uncertainties.

   the shadowland of imagination.

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Etymology

Origin of shadowland

First recorded in 1815–25; shadow + -land

Example Sentences

Part of the draw of Ms. Hamilton’s social media is trying to sort out where the stress falls in the shadowland between fact and fiction.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2022

It is in its exploration of Stoker’s shadowland that “Shadowplay” becomes most imaginative.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2020

The investigation has thrown into full relief this weird shadowland economy and inverted morality.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2017

Some, such as Steven Gerrard, the new captain, who scored both England goals against Hungary, survive, but at 35 Beckham has been consigned to a shadowland of thwarted promise.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2010

You see him only when the sunlight is on the face; you don't see him when he is in shadowland.

From Think A Book for To-day by Hunter, Col. Wm. C.