lucid dreaming

noun

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

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Meanings

nounlucid dreaming (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of lucid dream

Origin

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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Translations

Finnish selkouni
  • selkounilucid dreaming
German Klarträumen
  • Klarträumenlucid dreaming
Greek ονειροναυτική
  • ονειροναυτική (oneironaftikí)lucid dreaming
Hebrew חלימה מודעת
  • חלימה מודעת (khalima mudat)lucid dreaming
Lithuanian sąmoningas sapnavimas
  • sąmoningas sapnavimaslucid dreaming
Russian осо́знанные сновиде́ния
  • осо́знанные сновиде́ния (osóznannyje snovidénija)lucid dreaming
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APA

lucid dreaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucid%20dreaming

MLA

“lucid dreaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucid%20dreaming. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lucid dreaming,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucid%20dreaming.

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