dreamlands
Nocturnal fantasy territories
Dreamlands are imaginary realms experienced during sleep or fantasy—the landscapes of dreams themselves.
The word often appears in literary or whimsical contexts to evoke mysterious, otherworldly places beyond waking reality: She wandered through strange dreamlands each night.
H.P.
Lovecraft popularized the term for a specific fictional dimension accessible through dreams.
Mystical island of lore
- AtlantisMythical sunken island
- El DoradoFabled golden city
- Shangri-LaFictional Himalayan utopia
- OlympusSacred Greek mountain
Valhalla · Camelot · Asgard · Tír na nÓg · Xanadu · Elysium · Lemuria · Arcadia
Under magical influence
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- fairylandEnchanted realm of sprites
- NeverlandFictional eternal youth realm
- OzFictional enchanted kingdom
Hogwarts · Rivendell · Narnia · fable · lore · tale · legend · whimsical
Imagined perfect society
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- havenShelter from danger
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- oasisFertile desert spot
refuge · retreat · idyll · nirvana · serenity · tranquility · bliss · solace
Imaginative planner of futures
- reveriesIdle waking fantasies
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- fantasizingImagining desired scenarios
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
abstraction · fanciful · whimsical · inventiveness · creativity · inspiration · mind's eye · inner world
Avalon
Mystical island of lore
- AtlantisMythical sunken island
- El DoradoFabled golden city
- Shangri-LaFictional Himalayan utopia
Olympus · Valhalla · Camelot · Asgard · Tír na nÓg · Xanadu · Elysium · Lemuria · Arcadia · Eden
enchanted
Under magical influence
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- fairylandEnchanted realm of sprites
- NeverlandFictional eternal youth realm
Oz · Hogwarts · Rivendell · Narnia · fable · lore · tale · legend · whimsical · fanciful
utopia
Imagined perfect society
oasis · refuge · retreat · idyll · nirvana · serenity · tranquility · bliss · solace · respite
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- reveriesIdle waking fantasies
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- fantasizingImagining desired scenarios
visualization · abstraction · fanciful · whimsical · inventiveness · creativity · inspiration · mind's eye · inner world · subconscious
- utopiasUtopia, Plato's Republic, ideal society, paradise, Eden
dreamlandswakefulness
State of being conscious
alertness · lucidity · sobriety · waking life · conscious awareness
dreamlandsreality
What actually exists
actuality · everyday life · terra firma · the here and now · harsh reality