dreamlike

«dreamlike» in Mova's school dictionary: Strange, soft or unreal, as if it were happening in a dream — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Strange, soft or unreal, as if it were happening in a dream. tree →

2) Very beautiful and peaceful, like something you might dream of. tree →

sense in the lessons

A describing word for scenes in stories and poems: mist, moonlight, music or odd events that do not feel real. Alice's adventures have a dreamlike feel, and in the end we learn that they were a dream. In The Wind in the Willows the chapter «The Piper at the Gates of Dawn» is dreamlike and magical.

examples

• The misty lake at dawn looked dreamlike. tree →
• Everything in Wonderland happened in a strange, dreamlike way. tree →
• The music had a slow, dreamlike sound. tree →
• Walking through the field of bluebells was a dreamlike experience. tree →
• Rat and Mole felt a dreamlike calm on the island at dawn. tree →
• The painting shows a dreamlike garden with floating clocks. tree →
• Snow falling at night makes the town look dreamlike. tree →

note

Adjective, one word: dream + like. Similar: dreamy, unreal, magical. It describes things, not usually people (a person who is half asleep is «dreamy», not «dreamlike»).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dreamlike» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.