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dreamlike.

Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɹimlaɪk/US
  1. Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.

    Her kiss sent me into a dreamlike state of bliss.
Where this word comes from

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 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.

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