A magical or enchanted land or domain; the (imaginary) realm or world of fairies (sense A. 3a); fairyland; = faerie, n. 2.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > realm of imagination > [noun] > imaginary place (29) fairyc1330 A magical or enchanted land or domain; the (imaginary) realm or world of fairies (sense A. 3a); fairyland; = faerie, n. 2. rumbelow?1515 Used as the name of an imaginary place. Now rare, and only with reference to quot. 1515. Hogs Norton?1565 A fictional town renowned for its uncultured and boorish inhabitants; often in (depreciative) phrases suggesting that someone is a native or… fairyland1600 (The name of) the (imaginary) realm or world of fairies. Also figurative and in extended use: somewhere resembling this; an enchanted or beautiful… wonderland1790 (a) An imaginary realm of wonder and faery. (b) A country, realm, or domain which is full of wonders or marvels. other world1804 A different, strange, or unfamiliar world; esp. an imaginary or fantastic world. dreamland1832 An imagined place or state of existence, esp. one that is unrealistically ideal; (also) a state of fantasy. Cf. never-never land, n. 2, cloudland, n.… Fourth World1833 In various mythologies or sacred cosmologies. A distant, mysterious, or otherworldly place, esp. one inhabited by magical or supernatural beings. In… cloudland1846 figurative. A region of fancy, myth, or unreality. Loamshire1859 Name given to an imaginary rural county, much used in novels and plays; also (plural) a regiment from this county. Also attributive. looking-glass land1871 = looking-glass world n. looking-glass world1871 an imaginary place conceived of as being visible in the image shown in a looking-glass, esp. one in which the principles which underpin the real… under-land1874 (under-, prefix1 affix 2b(b) affix 2a(c).) cloud-world1884 a region of fancy or mystical speculation (cf. 9b, cloudland, n.). Speewah1890 An imaginary place used as the setting for unlikely and tall stories of the Australian outback. Also, a story of this kind. Ruritania1894 allusively. A state or country seen as a setting for romantic adventure and intrigue; a petty state. More generally: any imaginary or hypothetical… cloud-cuckoo-land1899 A fanciful or ideal realm or domain. Also in various allusive phrases. cuckoo-land1916 = cloud-cuckoo-land, n. fantasy world1920 Squaresville1956 An imaginary town characterized by dullness and conventionality. Also attributive or as adj. la-la land1979 A state of being out of touch with reality; a (notional) place characterized by blissful unawareness, self-absorption, fantasy, etc. Subcategories:— creation of (1) — creator of (1) — of spectres (2) — of Amazons (1) — submarine hall (1) — museum (1) — knight's chair (1) |
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