Oneirism (Noun)
Meaning
Absentminded dreaming while awake.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- She often found herself lost in oneirism during her morning commute, oblivious to the crowded train.
- Her professor's lecture became a distant hum as she drifted into a gentle oneirism, imagining herself on a tropical beach.
- The warm sunshine on her face and the soothing sound of the coffee shop's background chatter induced a pleasant oneirism, a daydream of idealized romance.
- While staring at the endless highway, his thoughts lapsed into a state of oneirism, replaying an upcoming vacation that had yet to materialize.
- His expression remained serene, a telltale sign that he was lost in oneirism once again, lost in thought as the world around him melted away.