lucid dream

American  

[loo-sid dreem] / ˈlu sɪd ˈdrim /

noun

1. a dream in which a person is aware that they are dreaming and can often control action in the dream.

   I had a nightmare that I was lost at sea, but I was able to turn it into a lucid dream and I made myself find a radio to call for help.

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verb (used without object)

1. to have a dream in which the person is aware that they are dreaming and can often control action in the dream.

   She says she lucid dreams every few months and is training herself to do so more often.

Other Word Forms

• lucid dreaming
  noun

Etymology

Origin of lucid dream

First recorded in 1913; coined by Dutch psychiatrist Frederik van Eeden (1860–1932)

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

lucid dream

According to Scott, what Crolla experienced therefore, was more a lucid dream, conjured after the event, than a real memory,

From BBC ● May 8, 2024

Sense memories of childhood isolation take over like a lucid dream.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024

Designlab Experience was hired in 2014 for a 3,500-person wedding in Dubai to create a lucid dream, where guests are aware that they’re dreaming.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

I was experiencing what scientists call a lucid dream, or one in which the person sleeping is aware of the fact that they are not awake.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2021

You are dreaming an impressively lucid dream, and you will wake up soon, and it will be okay.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia