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dreamlike

/ˈdriːmlaɪk/adjective

उच्चारण ड्रीम्लाइक

स्वप्न-जैसा, स्वप्निल

Core word

adjective
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    seeming strange and unreal, as if in a dream

    स्वप्न-जैसा, स्वप्निल

    • The misty valley had a dreamlike beauty.
    • The film moves at a slow, dreamlike pace.
    • The village in the morning mist felt dreamlike.
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    • The story has a dreamlike quality that many readers love.
    • The singer's dreamlike voice filled the empty hall.

    Synonyms surreal unreal ethereal

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

dreamlike + noun

Dreamlike usually comes before a noun to describe something strange, unreal or beautiful, as in a dream.

'Dreamlike' प्रायः noun से पहले आकर किसी अजीब, अवास्तविक या सपने जैसी सुंदर चीज़ का वर्णन करता है।

  • The village had a dreamlike beauty in the mist.
  • The film has a dreamlike quality.

be dreamlike (after verb)

After be, seem or feel, it describes an experience that does not seem real.

Be, seem या feel के बाद यह ऐसे अनुभव का वर्णन करता है जो असली नहीं लगता।

  • The whole trip felt dreamlike.
  • The scene was almost dreamlike.

dreamlike vs dreamy

Dreamlike means resembling a dream; dreamy can also mean lost in thought, as in a dreamy look.

'Dreamlike' का अर्थ सपने जैसा; 'dreamy' का अर्थ विचारों में खोया हुआ भी हो सकता है।

  • Her dreamy gaze matched the dreamlike garden.

dreamlike state / atmosphere

It often pairs with state, atmosphere, landscape and quality.

यह प्रायः state, atmosphere, landscape, quality के साथ आता है।

  • The poem creates a dreamlike atmosphere.

dream-like (hyphen variant)

Both dreamlike and dream-like occur, but dreamlike without a hyphen is the standard form in most dictionaries.

'Dreamlike' और 'dream-like' दोनों मिलते हैं, पर अधिकतर शब्दकोशों में बिना hyphen वाला रूप मानक है।

  • The dreamlike mist covered the valley.
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dreamlike + noun

qualityatmospherelandscapestatebeautysequence

  • The painting has a dreamlike quality.

adverb + dreamlike

almoststrangelyoddlyutterlyfaintly

  • The lake looked almost dreamlike at dawn.

verb + dreamlike

seemfeellooksoundbecome

  • After days of travel, everything felt dreamlike.

dreamlike + scene

mist over the hillslights on the riversnow in the valleydawn in Kashmir

  • The snow in the valley made a dreamlike scene.

dreamlike + art

dreamlike imagesdreamlike musicdreamlike coloursdreamlike poetry

  • The film is famous for its dreamlike images.

dreamlike + sound/light

dreamlike glowdreamlike hazedreamlike silencedreamlike calm

  • A dreamlike haze covered the river ghats in the morning.
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  • The Taj Mahal looked dreamlike in the soft light of dawn.

भोर की कोमल रोशनी में ताजमहल सपने जैसा लग रहा था।

  • Radhika described her first day at college as dreamlike.

राधिका ने कॉलेज के अपने पहले दिन को सपने जैसा बताया।

  • The novel's dreamlike style confused some readers.

उपन्यास की सपने जैसी शैली ने कुछ पाठकों को उलझन में डाल दिया।

  • A dreamlike calm settled over the village after the storm.

तूफ़ान के बाद गाँव पर सपने जैसी शांति छा गई।

  • The lamps on the river created a dreamlike glow.

नदी पर रखे दीपों ने सपने जैसी आभा बना दी।

  • The dancers moved in a dreamlike rhythm under the blue lights.

नर्तक नीली रोशनी में सपने जैसी लय में आगे बढ़े।

  • Radhika felt that the quiet lake at dawn was almost dreamlike.

राधिका को भोर में शांत झील लगभग सपने जैसी लगी।