dreamscape

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Germanic *draumaz

Proto-West Germanic *draum

Old English drēam

Middle English drem

English dream

English landscapebf.

English -scape

English dreamscape

From dream + -scape.

Noun

dreamscape (plural dreamscapes)

1. The landscape within a dream.
   • 2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 75:

     He walked between his parents as though through a dreamscape towards the grand building.

See also

• dreamland
• dreamworld