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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /oˈni.ɾi.ku/
"A narrativa do livro possui um tom onírico e fascinante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling a dream; having an unreal, surreal, or illusory quality.
"Walking through the misty morning mountains felt a distinctly dreamlike experience." - 2
Suggesting a state of detached consciousness, fantasy, or hallucinatory perception.
"She moved through the crowded room in a dreamlike daze, barely recognizing her surroundings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'drēam' (meaning joy, music, or illusion) combined with the Germanic root for slumbering visions, joined with the suffix '-like' originating from Old English '-līc' denoting similarity. The compound solidified in the 19th century to describe phenomena possessing the surreal, hazy qualities characteristic of dreams.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dreamlike" is said worldwide
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onirique
Transliteration: /ɔ.ni.ʁik/
"Les peintures de cet artiste ont une atmosphère onirique."
traumhaft
Transliteration: /ˈtʁaʊmhaft/
"Der Spaziergang im Nebel hatte eine traumhafte Atmosphäre."
onirico
Transliteration: /oˈni.ri.ko/
"Il film è caratterizzato da un'atmosfera surreale e onirica."
onírico
Transliteration: /oˈni.ɾi.ko/
"El paisaje tenía una cualidad onírica bajo la luz de la luna."
onírico
Transliteration: /oˈni.ɾi.ku/
"A narrativa do livro possui um tom onírico e fascinante."
स्वप्निल
Transliteration: swapnil
"सुबह की धुंध में यह दृश्य बहुत स्वप्निल लग रहा था।"
如梦般的
Transliteration: rú mèng bān de
"他们在那个如梦般的岛屿度过了假期。"
꿈같은
Transliteration: kkum-gateun
"안개 낀 아침 풍경이 꿈같은 분위기를 자아냈다."
夢のような
Transliteration: yume no yō na
"その美しい景色はまるで夢のようだった。"
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