nondreaming

nondreaming

English

Etymology

non- +‎ dreaming

Adjective

nondreaming (not comparable)

1. Not dreaming; dreamless.
   • 1990, Denis Lane, In the spirit of Powys: new essays:

     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.

   • 1999, Mark A Runco, Steven R Pritzker, Encyclopedia of creativity, Volume 1:

     Both dreaming and nondreaming sleep qualify as discrete altered states.

   • 2009, Ben-Ami Scharfstein, Art Without Borders: A Philosophical Exploration of Art and Humanity:

     The carvers who believe that their ideas come from dreams inspired by a spirit-friend claim that their work is superior to that of nondreaming carvers.