dreamland C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈdriːmˌlænd/ UK /ˈdriːmlænd/ See IPA manual Freq #32283 Meanings 1 noun an imaginary world experienced in dreams or created by the imagination The strange music carried her into a dreamland of moonlit forests and silent cities. 2 noun an idealized but unrealistic state or place Their proposal belongs in dreamland unless they can explain how it will be funded. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an imaginary world... dreamworldfantasy world 2 noun · an idealized but... fantasynever-never land ↔ Opposites reality Word family Derived forms dreamlander Related forms dreamscapeslumberlandfantasy Etymology A compound of dream and land, recorded from the nineteenth century for the imagined country of dreams. It later broadened to any idealized realm detached from practical reality. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dreamland **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdriːmˌlænd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdriːmlænd/ **Frequency rank:** 32283 ## Meanings 1. an imaginary world experienced in dreams or created by the imagination 2. an idealized but unrealistic state or place ## Examples - The strange music carried her into a dreamland of moonlit forests and silent cities. - Their proposal belongs in dreamland unless they can explain how it will be funded. ## Synonyms - dreamworld - fantasy world - never-never land ## Antonyms - reality ## Derived Forms - dreamlander ## Related Forms - dreamscape - slumberland - fantasy ## Etymology A compound of dream and land, recorded from the nineteenth century for the imagined country of dreams. It later broadened to any idealized realm detached from practical reality. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown