flowstate

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A form of flow state — A mental condition of complete absorption in an activity, marked by focused attention, diminished self-consciousness, and an altered sense of time, in which performance feels effortless and intrinsically rewarding.

OriginEnglish state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat →
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Meanings

nounflowstate (countable and uncountable, plural flowstates)

plural flowstates

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of flow state.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*plōw-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₃(w)-der.?
  4. Proto-Germanic*flōaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*flōan
  6. Old Englishflōwan
  7. Middle Englishflowen
  8. Middle Englishflowe
  9. Englishflow
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  12. Proto-Italic*status
  13. Latinstatu
  14. Old Frenchestat
  15. Middle Englishstat
  16. Englishstate
  17. Englishflowstate

From flow + state.

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APA

flowstate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowstate

MLA

“flowstate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowstate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flowstate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowstate.

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