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lucid dreaming

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
lu-cid -dream-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream.

Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lucid dream

Etymology

Coined by psychiatrist Frederik Willem van Eeden in his paper A Study of Dreams (1913). It is possible that he coined this as a calque of "rêve lucide", which appears in Les Rêves et les Moyens de les Diriger; Observations Pratiques (1867) by Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys.

Usage

Phrases

lucid dream

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does lucid dreaming mean?
A form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream.
Where does lucid dreaming come from?
Coined by psychiatrist Frederik Willem van Eeden in his paper A Study of Dreams (1913). It is possible that he coined this as a calque of "rêve lucide", which appears in Les Rêves et les Moyens de les Diriger; Observations Pratiques (1867) by Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys.

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