trance.
A dazed or unconscious condition.
Meaning & usage
A dazed or unconscious condition.
A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.
Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).
To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance.
To create in or via a trance.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).
To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
To pass across or over; to traverse.
To travel quickly over a long distance.
Where this word comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English traunce, trauncen, trancen (“to move about (?); to prance (?); to trample the ground”) (whence modern English trounce with the same senses, which see for more). The noun is probably derived from the verb.
A tedious journey.
Where this word comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English traunce, trauncen, trancen (“to move about (?); to prance (?); to trample the ground”) (whence modern English trounce with the same senses, which see for more). The noun is probably derived from the verb.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.