dreamscape

noun

dream·​scape ˈdrēm-ˌskāp How to pronounce dreamscape (audio)
: a dreamlike usually surrealistic scene
also : a painting of a dreamscape

Examples of dreamscape in a Sentence

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Foreman theater answered this call by creating dreamscapes that eluded our intellect’s mania for control. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Through surreal collages, abstract dreamscapes, and hauntingly beautiful animals, EMA paints a picture of humanity’s past, present, and future in the midst of challenges and changes. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 The attraction wasn’t politics but the dreamscape Smith grew up watching on TV. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 The Holiday Sitter is a fast-paced, feel-good, family-friendly holiday film assimilating the queers into the suburban dreamscape. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dreamscape 

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dreamscape was in 1948

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“Dreamscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamscape. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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