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DREAMLIKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dreamlike mean? 

DREAMLIKE (adjective)
  The adjective DREAMLIKE has 1 sense:

1. resembling a dreamplay

  Familiarity information: DREAMLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DREAMLIKE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling a dream

Synonyms:

dreamlike; surreal

Context example:

as irrational and surreal as a dream

Similar:

unreal (not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary)


 Context examples 


If you live in the northern hemisphere and it snows where you will be, it will be like living in a dreamlike fairyland of brilliant white with cottages, trees, and mountaintops dusted with a thick layer of confectioner’s sugar.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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