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trancy

trancy adjective: resembling a trance or trance-like state.

Adjective

trancy (comparative more trancy, superlative most trancy)

  1. Resembling a trance or trance-like state
    • Artfully vague words are the most trancy of all words. What we say and how we say it are our two powers for hypnotizing.2003, L. Michael Hall, Bob G. Bodenhamer, The User's Manual for the Brain Volume II
    • Of particular interest here is not only the role of African songs in the “finding my voice” narrative but also the reference to “accessing my tribal person” and entering “a kind of trancy state”, formulations that clearly point, once again, to the transformative potential of performance and the...2014, Caroline Bithell, A Different Voice, a Different Song

Forms of trancy

comparativemore trancy
superlativemost trancy

Origin of trancy

From trance + -y.

Questions about trancy

What does trancy mean?
Trancy means resembling a trance or trance-like state.
What part of speech is trancy?
Trancy is an adjective.

Words near trancy in the dictionary

  1. trancily
  2. trancing
  3. trancing out
  4. trancings
  5. Trancoville
  6. trancy
  7. trancytosis
  8. trandolapril
  9. trandolaprilat
  10. tranduce
  11. tranduced

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