dreamlike
Hazy and unreal
Dreamlike describes something having the quality of a dream—hazy, surreal, or disconnected from ordinary reality.
A dreamlike state suggests altered consciousness; a dreamlike quality in film or art evokes the strange logic of dreams.
The word often implies something beautiful but elusive: The whole evening had a dreamlike feel, as if it might dissolve at any moment.
Seeming falsely perceived
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
- phantasmagoricBizarrely dreamlike and shifting
distorted · disorienting · absurd · illogical · fragmented · morphing · shifting · melting
Seemingly not earthly
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- intangibleNot physically present
- mistyObscured by vapor
vaporous · diaphanous · gauzy · hazy · nebulous · filmy · translucent · shimmering
Of folklore, not fact
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- magicalPossessing supernatural power
- wondrousInspiring deep awe
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
storybook · imaginary · whimsical · fanciful · legendary · make-believe · illusory · visionary
Completely capturing one's attention
- entrancingDeeply captivating or bewitching
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- lullingCalming into tranquility
- soporificInducing drowsiness
drowsy · meditative · drifting · languid · slow-motion · hazy · muted · subdued
hallucinatory
Seeming falsely perceived
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
phantasmagoric · distorted · disorienting · absurd · illogical · fragmented · morphing · shifting · melting · warped
otherworldly
Seemingly not earthly
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- intangibleNot physically present
misty · vaporous · diaphanous · gauzy · hazy · nebulous · filmy · translucent · shimmering · luminous
mythical
Of folklore, not fact
fairy-tale · storybook · imaginary · whimsical · fanciful · legendary · make-believe · illusory · visionary · chimeric
mesmerizing
Completely capturing one's attention
- entrancingDeeply captivating or bewitching
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- lullingCalming into tranquility
soporific · drowsy · meditative · drifting · languid · slow-motion · hazy · muted · subdued · foggy
- Dissociationdissociation, depersonalization, derealization, multiple personality disorder, alter
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- Mysticalethereal, otherworldly, supernatural, numinous, transcendent
- Wonder & Magicmagic, fairy tale, enchantment, fantasy, myth
- film moodsnoir, suspense, tension, dread, romance
- whimsywhimsy, whim, fairies, caprice, unicorns
- dreamlike stateConsciousness feels unreal, floaty
like, dream, dreamy, dreaming, dreamer, daydream, daydreaming, dreamed, dreamland