surreal

• Qualifie ce qui évoque le rêve, l'étrange ou l'irréel, souvent de manière troublante ou fantastique.

Describes something that is dreamlike, strange, or unreal, often in a way that is unsettling or bizarre.

1. Fantastic imageryB2formalart

   Characterized by bizarre, dreamlike, or incongruous elements, often associated with surrealist art or literature.

   Surréaliste (imaginaire fantastique)

   • The painting had a surreal quality, with melting clocks and floating objects.
   • His writing style is deliberately surreal, mixing reality with fantasy.
   • The film's surreal imagery left the audience in awe.

   Synonymesabsurdbizarredreamlikefantasticalhallucinatoryincongruousnightmarishotherworldlystrangeunreal

   Antonymesliteralmundanenaturalordinaryrealistic

2. DreamlikeB1informal

   Resembling a dream; strange, unreal, or disorienting.

   surréaliste, onirique

   • Walking through the empty city at night felt completely surreal.
   • Winning the lottery was a surreal experience for him.
   • The coincidence was so strange it seemed almost surreal.

   Synonymesbizarredisorientingdreamlikefantastichallucinatorynightmarishotherworldlystrangeunrealweird

   Antonymescommonplaceconventionaleverydaymundanenormalordinaryrealistic