oneiric

[ oh-nahy-rik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of dreams.

oneiric

/ əʊˈnaɪərɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to dreams

Word History and Origins

Origin of oneiric¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Greek óneir(os) “dream” + -ic

Example Sentences

“And that’s how it has survived. That’s why opera and movies are very close to each other. In cinema we use a very pretentious word, which is ‘oneiric,’ which means sort of dreamlike.

From Los Angeles Times

But the greatest drawback of the series is a holdover from the comics themselves, with their epic scale unable to be fully conveyed by the narrative itinerancy and the oneiric, plot-dependent logic governing these universes.

From Washington Post

Inside are pillowy white segments, oneiric in texture and taste, with notes of pineapple, strawberry, lychee and your most carefree memory of childhood.

From New York Times

In “A Boy Named Isamu,” James Yang imagines an ideal, almost oneiric day in the life of the sculptor Isamu Noguchi as a young child.

From New York Times

Ornate and oneiric, the results are well worth circling and circling back to.

From New York Times