dreamlikeadj.

Brit.

/ˈdriːmlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈdrimˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dream n.², -like suffix.

Etymology: < dream n.² + -like suffix. Compare earlier dreamy adj. and dreamish adj.

Resembling or reminiscent of a dream; having the unreal qualities of a dream; insubstantial, vague, ethereal; surreal, strange. Also: ideal or perfect as in a dream. Cf. dreamy adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > ideal

ideal1609

dreamlike1615

abstract1625

preterpluperfect1652

idealized1810

goldena1817

pluperfect1831

dream1884

fairy-tale-ish1884

dreamy1892

fairy tale1904

pluterperfect1908

fairy story1913

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] > unsubstantial or merely apparent

shadowy1374

phantom?c1450

shadowish1561

dreamish1563

fleshlessa1592

dreamya1594

shadowed1597

unreal1605

phantasmatic1607

dreamlike1615

umbratilous1637

phantasmatical1642

umbratile1647

moonshine1668

phantomical1687

visionary1697

faerie1767

filmlike1804

phantasmal1805

spectral1816

moonshiny1821

phantomatica1834

parheliacal1852

phantomic1878

translunar1927

celluloid1928

1615 E. Sandys Sacred Hymns 70 Our dreamlike life, as weakest herb, soon dys; Which morn makes flour, hote noon bids fade.

1711 D. Sturmy Theol. Theory Plurality of Worlds iii. 18 Our Bodies are entirely deny'd access to them [sc. other planets], and Thinking gives our Minds but an imperfect, Dream-like presence in them.

1754 J. Elphinston tr. F. de S. de la Mothe-Fénelon Dialogues of Dead I. xxxvi. 205 We have now nothing remaining but a vain and faint shadow of what we have been, with a dream-like remembrance of our adventures.

1807 A. M. Porter Hungarian Brothers I. vi. 175 Her engagements became dream-like; she forgot their steadfastness.

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. iv. 67 The eyes were soft, dark, and brilliant, but dreamlike and vague.

1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude xi. 240 A new world of dream-like glory.

1919 Sphere 1 Nov. 120/2 One of those dream-like young girls that only seem to happen in London during the height of the summer and winter seasons.

1943 B. Bandel Let. 22 Aug. in Officer & Lady (2004) 119 How the weeks fly past! And how dreamlike this whole experience will seem, 20 years hence!

1998 B. Day N. Coward: Compl. Lyrics 179/1 There is a dreamlike quality to it with characters appearing and disappearing in spot-lights, fade-outs and music coming from nowhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dreamlike
释义	dreamlikeadj. Brit. /ˈdriːmlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈdrimˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dream n.², -like suffix. Etymology: < dream n.² + -like suffix. Compare earlier dreamy adj. and dreamish adj. Resembling or reminiscent of a dream; having the unreal qualities of a dream; insubstantial, vague, ethereal; surreal, strange. Also: ideal or perfect as in a dream. Cf. dreamy adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > ideal ideal1609 dreamlike1615 abstract1625 preterpluperfect1652 idealized1810 goldena1817 pluperfect1831 dream1884 fairy-tale-ish1884 dreamy1892 fairy tale1904 pluterperfect1908 fairy story1913 the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] > unsubstantial or merely apparent shadowy1374 phantom?c1450 shadowish1561 dreamish1563 fleshlessa1592 dreamya1594 shadowed1597 unreal1605 phantasmatic1607 dreamlike1615 umbratilous1637 phantasmatical1642 umbratile1647 moonshine1668 phantomical1687 visionary1697 faerie1767 filmlike1804 phantasmal1805 spectral1816 moonshiny1821 phantomatica1834 parheliacal1852 phantomic1878 translunar1927 celluloid1928 1615 E. Sandys Sacred Hymns 70 Our dreamlike life, as weakest herb, soon dys; Which morn makes flour, hote noon bids fade. 1711 D. Sturmy Theol. Theory Plurality of Worlds iii. 18 Our Bodies are entirely deny'd access to them [sc. other planets], and Thinking gives our Minds but an imperfect, Dream-like presence in them. 1754 J. Elphinston tr. F. de S. de la Mothe-Fénelon Dialogues of Dead I. xxxvi. 205 We have now nothing remaining but a vain and faint shadow of what we have been, with a dream-like remembrance of our adventures. 1807 A. M. Porter Hungarian Brothers I. vi. 175 Her engagements became dream-like; she forgot their steadfastness. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. iv. 67 The eyes were soft, dark, and brilliant, but dreamlike and vague. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude xi. 240 A new world of dream-like glory. 1919 Sphere 1 Nov. 120/2 One of those dream-like young girls that only seem to happen in London during the height of the summer and winter seasons. 1943 B. Bandel Let. 22 Aug. in Officer & Lady (2004) 119 How the weeks fly past! And how dreamlike this whole experience will seem, 20 years hence! 1998 B. Day N. Coward: Compl. Lyrics 179/1 There is a dreamlike quality to it with characters appearing and disappearing in spot-lights, fade-outs and music coming from nowhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1615
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