lucid dream

[loo-sid dreem]

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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lucid dream¹

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