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dreamscape

[ dreem-skeyp ]
/ ˈdrimˌskeɪp /
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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

daydream, fantasy, chimera, limbo, utopia

Nearby words

  1. dreamily,
  2. dreamland,
  3. dreamless,
  4. dreamlessly,
  5. dreamlike,
  6. dreamt,
  7. dreamtime,
  8. dreamwork,
  9. dreamy,
  10. dreamy state

Origin of dreamscape

First recorded in 1965–70; dream + -scape
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Word Origin and History for dreamscape

dreamscape

n.

1959, from dream + -scape, from landscape, etc. First attested in a Sylvia Plath poem.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper