shadowland

[ shad-oh-land ]

noun

1. a land or region of shadows, phantoms, unrealities, or uncertainties:

   the shadowland of imagination.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shadowland¹

First recorded in 1815–25; shadow + -land

Example Sentences

It feels like even more of a disturbance to tear your way through this sad and beautiful shadowland, full of characters who have fled the ravaging oppression of the Golden Order in search of some safety and meaning.

From New York Times

Part of the draw of Ms. Hamilton’s social media is trying to sort out where the stress falls in the shadowland between fact and fiction.

From New York Times

After a 56-minute shadowland odyssey, the machine drums reached a headbanging pitch; Harrington’s guitar squealed and ascended into gorgeous crescendo.

From Washington Post

It’s in the gray area, the shadowland.

From Scientific American

Though 80 years old and in middle-stage dementia, Magalee, the primary owner of Shadowland, shows no interest in closing what has been for many decades a proud family business.

From New York Times