heypolyglot
Italian

onirico

/oˈni.ri.ko/adjectiveC2
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Meaning

dreamlike, oneiric

  • relating to dreams or having a dreamlike quality

In a sentence

Il film ha un'atmosfera onirica molto suggestiva.

The film has a very evocative dreamlike atmosphere.

Non tutti apprezzano le sue sequenze oniriche e astratte.

Not everyone appreciates his dreamlike and abstract sequences.

Hai mai provato a descrivere quella visione onirica?

Have you ever tried to describe that dreamlike vision?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
oniricomasculine · singular
oniricafeminine · singular
oniricimasculine · plural
onirichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Common in film and literary criticism to describe surreal, dreamy imagery.
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