dreamscape
Americannoun
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a dreamlike, often surrealistic scene.
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a painting depicting such a scene.
Etymology
Origin of dreamscape
Example Sentences
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Set in a dreamscape 1930s — imagine a steampunk-meets-art-deco version of “Bonnie and Clyde” — the film features a title performance by Jessie Buckley in three roles, sometimes in conversation with each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Ms. Marcero’s inventive illustrations blend watercolors and images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope into a surreal dreamscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
She draws on sensation and rhythm; through the placement and poetry of motion, a living dreamscape emerges.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
For Aggie Verity, owning her own flat feels like "a dreamscape".
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2023
He turned and stared at Nico, though Nico knew this was simply part of Clovis’s own dreamscape.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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