oneiric
Syllables: o·nei·ric/əʊˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/US/oʊˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/
oneiric adjective: of or pertaining to dreams.
Adjective
oneiric (comparative more oneiric, superlative most oneiric)
- Of or pertaining to dreams.
- Dreams contain oneiric images and oneiric symbols. Both of them are, in fact, 'distorted' manifestations of a latent content which resides in the dreamer's unconscious.2007, Khaled Besbes, The Semiotics of Beckett's Theatre, →ISBN, page 238
- Resembling a dream; dreamlike.
- Rather, novelist Louise de Vilmorin, whose popular novel Madame de had been recently filmed by Max Ophuls, joined Malle in reworking Denon's novella and updating it into a combination of a modern comedy of manners and a daring, even oneiric love story that played with and defied many conventions of...2007, Richard John Neupert, A History of the French New Wave Cinema, →ISBN, page 109
- […] The Memory Palace [is] Edward Hollis's idiosyncratic tour of a series of historical interiors that have all disappeared or been dismantled. […] Hollis might have done far more with literature's unique contribution to our sense of domestic space as both commemorative and creative. […] [A]mid all...2013 September 21, Thomas Marks, “The Memory Palace: a Book of Lost Interiors, by Edward Hollis, review [print edition: Compendium of things now missing]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R29
oneiric meaning in Tamil and Arabic
oneiric in Tamil
- கனவு சார்ந்த, கனவு போன்ற
oneiric in Arabic
- of or pertaining to dreams
- حلم
Synonyms of oneiric
Forms of oneiric
| comparative | more oneiric |
|---|---|
| superlative | most oneiric |
| alternative form | oniric |
Origin of oneiric
From oneir- + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀνείρειος (oneíreios).
Words formed from oneiric
Questions about oneiric
- What does oneiric mean?
- Oneiric means of or pertaining to dreams.
- What is oneiric in Tamil?
- Oneiric in Tamil is கனவு சார்ந்த, கனவு போன்ற. See Oneiric meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oneiric?
- Oneiric is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce oneiric?
- Oneiric is pronounced /oʊˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/ (US).
Words near oneiric in the dictionary
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