adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈdɹimlaɪk/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Her kiss sent me into a dreamlike state of bliss.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dreamish, dreamy, oneiric
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
resembling a dream
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality
as irrational and surreal as a dream
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: surreal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhrewgh- Proto-West Germanic *draum Old English drēam Middle English drem English dream Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English dreamlike From dream + -like.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
xəyali
— like something from a dream
Bulgarian:
приказен
(prikazen)
— like something from a dream
Bulgarian:
фантастичен
(fantastičen)
— like something from a dream
Bulgarian:
мечтателен
(mečtatelen)
— like something from a dream
Czech:
snový
— like something from a dream
Danish:
drømmeagtig
— like something from a dream
Dutch:
droomachtig
— like something from a dream
Esperanto:
reva
— like something from a dream
Finnish:
unenomainen
— like something from a dream
Finnish:
haaveenomainen
— like something from a dream
French:
onirique
— like something from a dream
French:
rêveur
— like something from a dream
German:
traumähnlich
— like something from a dream
German:
träumerisch
— like something from a dream
German:
versonnen
— like something from a dream
German:
verträumt
— like something from a dream
German:
traumhaft
— like something from a dream
Greek:
ονειρικός
(oneirikós)
— like something from a dream
Ancient Greek:
ὀνειρώδης
(oneirṓdēs)
— like something from a dream
Hungarian:
álomszerű
— like something from a dream
Icelandic:
draumkenndur
— like something from a dream
Icelandic:
draumi líkur
— like something from a dream
Icelandic:
dreymandi
— like something from a dream
Irish:
aislingeach
— like something from a dream
Japanese:
夢幻的
(mugenteki)
— like something from a dream
Māori:
titoro
— like something from a dream
Māori:
whakamoemoeā
— like something from a dream
Marathi:
स्वप्नासारखा
(svapnāsārkhā)
— like something from a dream
Polish:
oniryczny
— like something from a dream
Polish:
senny
— like something from a dream
Portuguese:
onírico
— like something from a dream
Romanian:
de vis
— like something from a dream
Romanian:
oniric
— like something from a dream
Russian:
мечта́тельный
(mečtátelʹnyj)
— like something from a dream
Swedish:
drömlik
— like something from a dream
Turkish:
dalgın
— like something from a dream
Turkish:
hayalperest
— like something from a dream
