Oneirism

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  • noun. Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
  • noun. A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.
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  • noun. absentminded dreaming while awake
  • Word Usage
    "I liked her description of it as "slowing time down" and found the rocking motion of her head appealing, as I reported on Bachelard's notion of oneirism."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dream  dreaming