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nondreaming

nondreaming adjective: not dreaming; dreamless.

Adjective

nondreaming (not comparable)

  1. Not dreaming; dreamless.
    • As in Maiden Castle, in which we glimpsed Dud and Wizzie in nondreaming oblivion, there is in Weymouth Sands an emphasis on sleep as the other of Being.1990, Denis Lane, In the spirit of Powys: new essays
    • Both dreaming and nondreaming sleep qualify as discrete altered states.1999, Mark A Runco, Steven R Pritzker, Encyclopedia of creativity, Volume 1

Origin of nondreaming

From non- + dreaming.

Questions about nondreaming

What does nondreaming mean?
Nondreaming means not dreaming; dreamless.
What part of speech is nondreaming?
Nondreaming is an adjective.

Words near nondreaming in the dictionary

  1. nondrama
  2. nondramatic
  3. nondream
  4. nondreamer
  5. nondreamers
  6. nondreaming
  7. nondressed
  8. nondrilling
  9. nondrinker
  10. nondrinkers
  11. nondrinking

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