Phrase guide

lucid dream

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A dream during which one is conscious that one is dreaming, and may be able to manipulate events.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To experience a lucid dream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Synonyms: dream true

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: lusid yuxu — lucid dream
  • Azerbaijani: aydın yuxu — lucid dream
  • Bengali: স্পষ্ট স্বপ্ন (spośṭo śśopno) — lucid dream
  • Bulgarian: осъзнат сън (osǎznat sǎn) — lucid dream
  • Catalan: somni lúcid — lucid dream
  • Chinese Cantonese: 明晰夢 /明晰梦 (ming4 sik1 mung6) — lucid dream
  • Chinese Mandarin: 清醒梦 (qīngxǐngmèng) — lucid dream
  • Czech: lucidní sen — lucid dream
  • Danish: lucid drøm — lucid dream
  • Dutch: levendige droom — lucid dream
  • Dutch: lucide droom — lucid dream
  • Esperanto: lucida sonĝo — lucid dream
  • Finnish: selkouni — lucid dream
  • Franco-Provençal: sonjo lucido — lucid dream
  • Franco-Provençal: sonjo conscient — lucid dream
  • French: rêve lucide — lucid dream
  • Georgian: გააზრებული სიზმარი (gaazrebuli sizmari) — lucid dream
  • German: Klartraum — lucid dream
  • German: luzider Traum — lucid dream
  • Indonesian: mimpi sadar — lucid dream
  • Italian: sogno lucido — lucid dream
  • Japanese: 明晰夢 (meisekimu) — lucid dream
  • Korean: 자각몽 (jagangmong) — lucid dream
  • Lithuanian: sąmoningas sapnas — lucid dream
  • Macedonian: свесен сон (svesen son) — lucid dream
  • Macedonian: осознаен сон (osoznaen son) — lucid dream
  • Malay: mimpi waras — lucid dream
  • Malayalam: ലൂസിഡ് ഡ്രീം (lūsiḍ ḍrīṁ) — lucid dream
  • Norwegian: klardrøm — lucid dream
  • Persian: رؤیای شفاف — lucid dream
  • Persian: رؤیای آگاهانه — lucid dream
  • Polish: świadomy sen — lucid dream
  • Portuguese: sonho lúcido — lucid dream
  • Russian: осознанное сновиде́ние (osoznannoje snovidénije) — lucid dream
  • Spanish: sueño lúcido — lucid dream
  • Swedish: klardröm — lucid dream
  • Tagalog: namamalayang panaginip — lucid dream
  • Turkish: bilinçli düş görme — lucid dream
  • Turkish: bilinçli rüyâ görme — lucid dream
  • Turkish: kontrol edilebilir rüyâ — lucid dream
  • Urdu: خواب ساطع — lucid dream
  • Vietnamese: giấc mơ sáng suốt — lucid dream