oneiric
adjective
onei·ric
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Definition of oneiric
: of or relating to dreams : dreamy
those oneiric images that have had so profound an effect on certain kinds of twentieth-century art— J. T. Soby
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Other Words from oneiric
oneirically
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adverb
Examples of oneiric in a Sentence
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Somewhere along the twisty path of the twentieth century, Vladimir Nabokov, our brilliant dreamer-in-chief, came into contact with Dunne’s theories of oneiric prophecy and was evidently inspired by them. — Nicholson Baker, New Republic, "The forgotten theory of dreams that inspired Vladimir Nabokov," 21 Feb. 2018 Through perspectival shifts, pronominal slippage and shout-outs to cinema, poetry and of course music, Mercier allows the duo’s fears and displaced ambitions to turn into one another in revelatory, oneiric and, ultimately, disturbing ways. — Lisa Russ Spaar, New York Times, "A Trove of Continental Fiction Explores Loss," 5 Jan. 2018 Chairs, beds, and bell jars seem to float just in front of the frames, the ghostly 3-D effect rendering her oneiric assemblages more nightmarish than usual. — The New Yorker, "Louise Bourgeois," 31 Mar. 2017 Elsewhere, there is a naïve, almost oneiric undertow. — Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, "Bill Knott’s Anti-Career of Guerrilla Poetry," 24 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oneiric.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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