dream world

or dreamworld

noun

1. the world of imagination or illusion rather than of objective reality.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dream world¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

For other tribes, the dream world may be a much more central component of their lived experience.

From Outside Online

Dreams are the most convincing virtual realities we can experience and even wanting to talk to people outside the dream world is as unintuitive as trying to talk to beings outside of our waking reality.

From Nautilus

In waking life, this cuts off light from the world, but in a dream, there is no light and the visuals of the dream world come from your mind.

From Nautilus

In their dream world, they say sayonara to Denver and become “North Colorado.”

From The Daily Beast

I felt really alive for the first time, existing in the actual not in the dream world.

From Project Gutenberg

He's wandered into a wild, impossible, fantastic dream world.

From Project Gutenberg

The Washington Monument, picked out from the dark by a search-light, was a lofty steeple in a dream-world.

From Project Gutenberg

Then back into the dream world her mind flew on joyous wings.

From Project Gutenberg

We have seen that too loose a dream-world may make the world in which we live seem dull and ordinary.

From Project Gutenberg