dreamland C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition 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 Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Mind & Cognition markdown