dreamscape

[ dreem-skeyp ]

noun

1. a dreamlike, often surrealistic scene.
2. a painting depicting such a scene.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreamscape¹

First recorded in 1965–70; dream + -scape

Example Sentences

Swift continued, “I know I’ll be looking back on this weekend and smiling because it was just like a dreamscape, all of it. Thank you to everyone who came out to see us on our last 3 American shows!! And here’s a friendly but extremely important reminder that tomorrow is the U.S. Election and your last chance to vote.”

From Salon

Amanda Knehans’ scenic design, making the most of in-the-round intimacy, allows the play to unfurl in the dreamscape of Nora’s mind.

From Los Angeles Times

His dreamscape, however, squeezes the Empire State Building and the twin towers into Emerald City’s skyline, and on his yellow brick stroll there, he’s engulfed by giant, dancing flowers who stomp their stems at him in choreography that’s Busby Berkeley by way of Riverdance.

From New York Times

She draws on sensation and rhythm; through the placement and poetry of motion, a living dreamscape emerges.

From New York Times

In the time between Imagineering stints, Vaughn helped oversee DreamScape Immersive, a virtual reality-based firm that had focused on communal games.

From Los Angeles Times