cloud-land
Noun: - A dreamlike or imaginary realm: "cloud-land" refers to a fanciful, unrealistic place, often associated with daydreams, fantasies, or idealised visions, as if located in the clouds. - A state of abstraction or reverie: It can also denote a mental state where one is lost in thought, disconnected from practical realities.
- (She was lost in a pleasant fantasy.)
- (An imaginary, idealised realm.)
- (A criticism of unrealistic thinking.)
"to be in cloud-land": to be unaware of or detached from reality.
- He is so in cloud-land that he forgot his own appointment. (He is so distracted and dreamy as to neglect practical matters.)
"cloud-land of poetry": a metaphorical space in literature where imaginative or romantic ideas dwell.
- The poet's verses transport readers to a cloud-land of emotion and beauty. (A figurative place of pure feeling.)
Cloud-cuckoo-land (n): an even more extreme, absurdly unrealistic place (from Aristophanes' play The Birds).
- His business plan is pure cloud-cuckoo-land; it ignores all market realities. (A completely fanciful and impractical scheme.)
Cloud-castle (n): a daydream or unrealistic hope.
- Building cloud-castles won't pay the rent. (Engaging in idle fantasies.)
Cloud-world (n): a world of dreams or illusions.
- She lives in a cloud-world of her own making. (A self-created fantasy.)
- Fantasyland: an imaginary place where wishes come true.
- Dreamworld: a state of idealised imagination.
- Neverland: a fictional, timeless place of eternal childhood and adventure.
Head in the clouds: to be daydreaming or unrealistic.
- He has his head in the clouds if he thinks he can win without practice. (He is being impractical.)
Castles in the air: unrealistic plans or hopes.
- Her plans for a world tour are just castles in the air. (Fanciful, not grounded in reality.)