dreamlike C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled dream-like US /ˈdrimlaɪk/ UK /ˈdriːmlaɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having the surreal or unreal quality of a dream The misty harbor had a dreamlike, half-remembered beauty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having the surreal or... surrealunrealetherealphantasmalhallucinatoryotherworldly ↔ Opposites realmundaneordinary Word family Related forms dreamdreamy Etymology AI details A compound of 'dream' + 'like'. 'Dream' is from Old English 'drēam' (originally 'joy, music'), later influenced by Old Norse 'draumr' ('dream'). drēam Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dreamlike **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdrimlaɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdriːmlaɪk/ ## Meanings 1. having the surreal or unreal quality of a dream ## Examples - The misty harbor had a dreamlike, half-remembered beauty. ## Synonyms - surreal - unreal - ethereal - phantasmal - hallucinatory - otherworldly ## Antonyms - real - mundane - ordinary ## Related Forms - dream - dreamy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: drēam ## Etymology A compound of 'dream' + 'like'. 'Dream' is from Old English 'drēam' (originally 'joy, music'), later influenced by Old Norse 'draumr' ('dream'). ## AI Etymology Dreamlike is a compound of 'dream' + 'like'. 'Dream' is from Old English 'drēam' (originally 'joy, music'), later influenced by Old Norse 'draumr' ('dream'). The immediate etymological form is Old English drēam. In present use as an adjective, it means "having the surreal or unreal quality of a dream", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. As a compound, its meaning is assembled from the two visible parts rather than from an opaque borrowing. Related words include dream and dreamy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown