cloudland

[ kloud-land ]

/ ˈklaʊdˌlænd /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for cloudland on Thesaurus.com

noun

the sky.

a region of unreality, imagination, etc.; dreamland.

QUIZ

TEST YOUR MERIT ON THESE NEW WORDS IN 2021

The Dictionary added new words and definition to our vast collection, and we want to see how well-versed you are in the formally recognized new lingo. Take the quiz!

Question 1 of 8

What does JEDI stand for?

justice, equity, diversity, inclusion

justice, energy, determination, instruction

joy, equality, diversity, involvement

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Origin of cloudland

First recorded in 1810–20; cloud + -land

Words nearby cloudland

clouded leopard, clouded yellow, cloud eggs, cloud forest, cloud grass, cloudland, cloud layer, cloudless, cloudlet, cloud nine, cloud over

How to use cloudland in a sentence

I looked down upon a real world; you were caught up in a beautiful cloudland and shut away from me.
The Kempton-Wace Letters|Jack London
The fleecy cloudland which seemed to lie before us, as we looked away from Pueblo, was resolving itself into savage alps.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2)|W. H. Russell
The hidden sun made the haze faintly luminous about this wandering flock of cloudland.
Virginia: The Old Dominion|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
But no—a little later, after we had reached the farm, we saw that the elfs of cloudland were still at play.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley

In the west was a steep range of cloudland rising from the sea, and against it was inclined the flame of a rainbow.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson