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trancey, a.
Brit. |ˈtrɑːnsi|, |ˈtransi|, U.S. |ˈtrænsi|
Forms: 18– trancy, 19– trancey
[‹ trance n.1 + -y suffix1.]
1.
a. That entrances, liable to induce a trance; hypnotic.
1846R. H. Horne Ballad Romances 179, I oft.., Have question'd whether manhood high Against all hope should lingering die For any sweet and trancy flower? 1995i-D Aug. 21/1 When you sync up music and visuals it has a trancey effect, creating a different level of engagement. 2001Village Voice (Nexis) 1 May 71 There are standout pieces here, including..Jeremy Blake's trancey animation.
b. Of dance music: belonging to, or incorporating elements of, the genre of trance.
1990Chicago Tribune 21 Dec. (Take Two section) p. v/3 A frantic 12{pp} remix of a dance number that was sleek and ‘trancey’ when it last appeared in 1989. 1992DJ 26 Nov. 10/2 They're all rediscovering acid [house], along with the other trancey styles that go well together. 1999Spark (Reading Univ. Students Union) 1 Feb. 9/4 A beautiful piece of deep, epic, trancey house with subtle, floating 303 acid lines and hypnotic synths.
2. Of the nature of a trance; resembling a trance. Also (of a person): (as if) in a trance.
1979Washington Post 13 Apr. e4 It was just a trancy type of thing that I've been through before... It's nice. 1991Time 19 Aug. 52/2 Bly becomes his spiritual and poetic mentor, William Butler Yeats, going trancey and reciting The Lake Isle of Innisfree in a high Irish singsong. 1998Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 7 Mar. 16/3 The story..[is] told in a style that re-creates the trancy, hallucinatory experience of the user. |