Main Entry: ¹trance

Pronunciation: \ˈtran(t)s\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English traunce, from Anglo-French transe death, coma, rapture, from transir to depart, die, from Latin transire to cross, pass by — more at transient

Date: 14th century

1 : stupor, daze
2 : a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity
3 : a state of profound abstraction or absorption

— trance·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective