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ONEIRISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oneirism mean?
• ONEIRISM (noun)
The noun ONEIRISM has 1 sense:
1. absentminded dreaming while awake
Familiarity information: ONEIRISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Absentminded dreaming while awake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
air castle; castle in Spain; castle in the air; daydream; daydreaming; oneirism; reverie; revery
Hypernyms ("oneirism" is a kind of...):
dream; dreaming (imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake)
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