keif
Definition
- Noun:
- A state of dreamy repose: "keif" refers to a condition of drowsy contentment, often experienced as being half-awake and half-asleep.
- Pleasurable idleness: It also denotes a feeling of enjoyment derived from lazy, leisurely inactivity.
- A narcotic preparation: Specifically, "keif" can mean a substance (often made from Indian hemp or cannabis) used to induce such a dreamy or euphoric state.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After a long meal, he sank into a pleasant keif by the fire. (A state of drowsy contentment.)
- She spent the afternoon in a state of keif, reading nothing and doing little. (Pleasurable idleness.)
- The travellers smoked keif to relax during their journey. (A narcotic preparation.)
Advanced Usage
"to be in keif": to be in a state of dreamy or lazy contentment.
- The cat lay in the sun, completely in keif. (The cat was drowsy and content.)
"to enjoy one's keif": to take pleasure in idle or relaxed moments.
- He enjoyed his keif on the weekend, refusing to do any chores. (He relished his lazy leisure time.)
Variants and Related Words
Kef (n): an alternative spelling of "keif," with the same meanings.
- The room was filled with the scent of kef. (The narcotic preparation.)
Kief (n): a specific term for the resinous powder from cannabis plants, used as a potent substance.
- He collected kief from the grinder. (The cannabis resin powder.)
Synonyms
- Reverie: a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing.
- Drowse: a light sleep or state of being half-asleep.
- Languor: a pleasant state of tiredness or inactivity.
Phrasal Verbs
- Keif out (rare): to enter a state of dreamy repose or to relax deeply.
- After the meal, they keifed out on the cushions. (They relaxed into a drowsy state.)
Related Idioms
In a dreamy haze: being in a state similar to keif, where awareness is blurred.
- He wandered through the garden in a dreamy haze. (He was in a state of pleasant distraction.)
Lazy bones: a person who enjoys idleness, similar to one who seeks keif.
- He's a lazy bones, always in his keif. (He is habitually idle and content.)