wonderland
Place of marvels
A wonderland is a place of magical beauty, enchantment, or delight—real or imaginary.
The word evokes Lewis Carroll's fantastical realm in *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*, and that dreamlike quality colors most uses: The garden was a wonderland of exotic flowers.
A winter wonderland is a snow-covered landscape of particular beauty.
The term often carries a note of childlike amazement or, sometimes, irony when applied to places that dazzle but may deceive.
Common female name
- CheshireCounty in northwest England
- CaterpillarConstruction equipment manufacturer
- JabberwockyInvented meaningless language
- teapartyAfternoon social gathering
Imagined realm during sleep
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- unrealityQuality of being imaginary
- phantasmagoriaShifting sequence of illusions
parallel universe · figment · daydream · illusion · mirage · chimera · mythos · fantasia
Idiosyncratically unusual
- playfulInclined toward fun
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- absurdWildly illogical
surreal · zany · peculiar · topsy-turvy · nonsensical · capricious · eccentric · kaleidoscopic
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
delight · fascination · discovery · spectacle · dreamlike · otherworldly · miraculous · phenomenal
Alice
Common female name
- CheshireCounty in northwest England
- CaterpillarConstruction equipment manufacturer
- JabberwockyInvented meaningless language
dreamscape
Imagined realm during sleep
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- unrealityQuality of being imaginary
phantasmagoria · parallel universe · figment · daydream · illusion · mirage · chimera · mythos · fantasia · hallucination
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
absurd · surreal · zany · peculiar · topsy-turvy · nonsensical · capricious · eccentric · kaleidoscopic · bizarre
amazement
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
enchantment · delight · fascination · discovery · spectacle · dreamlike · otherworldly · miraculous · phenomenal · stupendous
attraction
Pull toward something
- theme parkEntertainment destination with rides
- resortPlace for getaways
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
haven · oasis · escape · getaway · snow · Christmas · holiday · lights · festive · tourist
- imaginary placesfictional cities, imaginary landscapes, enchanted forest, fantasy world, fantasy worlds
- imaginary worldsdreamland, fairyland, fantasy realm, dream world, otherworld
- mythical thingsunicorn, dragon, fairy, mermaid, ghost
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- pretend playmake believe, pretend, pretend play, dress-up, dollhouse
- realmsrealm, kingdom, domain, Heaven, Hades
wonderlandhell
Underworld of suffering
nightmare · hellhole · hellscape · dystopia · living hell
wonderlandreality
What actually exists
ordinary life · normalcy · everyday life · mundanity · drudgery
- winter wonderlandPicturesque snowy scene
- Alice in WonderlandFantasy tale of curious girl