trancelike

Thân thiện

She fell into a trancelike state while listening to the music.

Definition

Adjective: - Resembling or characteristic of a trance: Describes a state, appearance, or behavior that seems similar to being in a trance—a condition of diminished consciousness, intense focus, or detachment from one's immediate surroundings.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe a person, their state, or their actions when they appear absorbed, dazed, or not fully aware of their environment, as if in a hypnotic or meditative state.

Examples

• The dancer moved with a slow, trancelike grace, completely absorbed in the music.
• After the meditation session, she had a calm, trancelike expression on her face.
• He stared out the window in a trancelike state, unaware of the conversation around him.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a specific mood of detachment, deep concentration, or otherworldliness.
  • The ritual was performed with trancelike precision by the participants.

Variants and Related Words

• Trance (noun): The primary state being compared to.
  • She fell into a deep trance during the hypnotherapy session.
• Trancelike state (noun phrase): A common collocation using the target adjective.
  • The repetitive sound of the waves lulled him into a trancelike state.

Synonyms

• Dreamlike: Having the qualities of a dream.
• Hypnotic: Causing a trance-like state; mesmerizing.
• Entranced: In a state of rapturous delight or wonder.
• Spellbound: Held as if by a spell; fascinated.

Antonyms

• Alert: Fully aware and attentive.
• Conscious: Aware of and responding to one's surroundings.
• Lucid: Thinking clearly and rationally.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• In a (kind of) trance: An idiomatic phrase describing a similar state.
  • He walked through the museum in a kind of trance, captivated by the art.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. as if in a trance