🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

onirico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /oˈni.ri.ko/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Oneiric/oʊˈnɪərɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15400 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il regista ha creato un mondo onirico pieno di meraviglia."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling dreams.

    "The film captures an oneiric atmosphere through its hazy cinematography and surreal narrative."
  2. 2

    Imaginative or visionary in a way that blurs the line between reality and fantasy.

    "Her poetry is known for its vivid, oneiric quality that transports the reader to another dimension."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word oneiros, meaning dream, combined with the adjectival suffix -ic. Entering English in the late 19th century through psychoanalytic and literary contexts, it describes phenomena relating to, suggestive of, or resembling dreams.

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