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dream world

American  
Or dreamworld

noun

  1. the world of imagination or illusion rather than of objective reality.


Etymology

Origin of dream world

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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Two sopranos and a countertenor depict a paradisiacal dream world of “fairies in the forest,” accompanied by an improvising violin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

"I'm a middle-class school teacher who's now in a dream world."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

So, knowing there is no one straightforward answer to my question, I asked a few plastics scientists anyways: In their dream world, what would an ideal plastic look like?

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2023

In their dream world, lawmakers have introduced roughly a dozen bond proposals totaling more than $100 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

She said I was living in a dream world.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd