oniric
Syllables: o·ni·ricUK/əʊˈnɪ.ɹɪk/US/oʊˈnɪ.ɹɪk/
oniric is the alternative form of oneiric.
Meaning of oneiric
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
Forms of oniric
| comparative | more oniric |
|---|---|
| superlative | most oniric |
Questions about oniric
- What is oniric the alternative form of?
- Oniric is the alternative form of oneiric.
- How do you pronounce oniric?
- Oniric is pronounced /əʊˈnɪ.ɹɪk/ (UK).
Words near oniric in the dictionary
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