spacey

Thân thiện

A student looks spacey during the morning lecture.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Dazed, dreamy, or mentally unfocused: Describes a person who seems detached from reality, lost in thought, or not fully attentive, often giving the impression of being confused or absent-minded. This state can be due to tiredness, distraction, or the influence of substances. 2. Resembling or characteristic of outer space; unconventional or ethereal: Used to describe something that has a strange, otherworldly, or unconventional quality, reminiscent of science fiction or space.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Mental State):
  • She was feeling spacey after the long flight and couldn't concentrate.
  • The medication made him spacey and disconnected.
  • "Are you listening?" her friend asked. "Sorry, I was just feeling a bit spacey."
• Adjective (Character or Style):
  • The artist's new paintings have a spacey, psychedelic vibe.
  • They played spacey ambient music throughout the night.

Advanced Usage

• The term is informal and often carries a slightly negative or concerned connotation when describing a person's mental state (e.g., ).
• When describing music, art, or atmosphere, it is generally neutral or positive, suggesting something innovative or atmospheric.

Variants and Related Words

• Spaced-out (adjective): A more intense synonym for the dazed or detached mental state.
• Space (verb, informal): To become or be dazed or unfocused.

Synonyms

• Dazed: Stunned or confused.
• Dreamy: Lost in thought.
• Absent-minded: Inattentive or forgetful.
• Woolgathering: Engaged in idle daydreaming.
• Ethereal: Extremely delicate, light, and seeming not to be of this world (for the second meaning).

Antonyms

• Alert: Fully awake and attentive.
• Focused: Concentrated on a specific task.
• Lucid: Thinking clearly.
• Down-to-earth: Practical and realistic.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• To have one's head in the clouds: To be impractical or daydreaming, similar to being spacey.
• Out of it: Informal phrase meaning not fully conscious or aware, often due to tiredness or illness.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spaced-out
• spacy