noun
trance
trahns
noun
1
A dreamlike, semi-conscious state in which someone is not fully aware of their surroundings.
"She sat staring at the flames as if in a trance."
2
A genre of electronic dance music with repetitive, hypnotic rhythms.
"The club was known for playing trance late into the night."
verb
1
To put someone into a trance; to entrance.
"The rhythmic drumming seemed to trance the whole audience."
How to Use Trance
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dazed, dreamlike state cut off from normal awareness, or a style of electronic music.
Common pairings
fall into a trance
trance-like state
trance music
Word Forms
tranced past tense, tranced past tense, trances plural, trances singular, trances singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman transe ("fear of coming evil, passage from life to death"), from transir ("to be numb with fear, to pass on"), from Latin trānseō, "to cross over."