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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In 1937, Salvador Dalí conceived of a movie that would star the Marx Brothers against a bizarre, romantic dreamscape filled with animals and fire. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025 Cento Raw Bar, which is the sister property of Cento Pasta Bar and has a dreamscape design from Brandon Miradi that wouldn’t be out of place near the Balearic Sea, should be a nice staycation destination for those who typically summer on Melrose instead of Mallorca. Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The albums created during or about pandemic lockdowns were often eerily reflective, like Paramore’s This Is Why, or hedonistic dreamscapes, like Beyoncé’s Renaissance. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025 The blue hued skating rinks and dance clubs Jiang and Zhang inhabit look beguilingly sinister, serving as both dreamscape and nightmarish reality. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 May 2025 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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