reverie or revery(ˈrɛvərɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- an act or state of absent-minded daydreaming ⇒
to fall into a reverie
- a piece of instrumental music suggestive of a daydream
- archaic a fanciful or visionary notion; daydream
Word Origin
C14: from Old French resverie wildness, from resver to behave wildly, of uncertain origin; see raveC14: from Old French wildness, from to behave wildly, of uncertain origin; see 1Synonyms
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daydream,
musing,
preoccupation,
trance,
abstraction,
daydreaming,
inattention,
absent-mindedness,
brown study,
woolgathering,
castles in the air or Spain
Usage examples
The Cantor's voice, `God reigns, Let the earth be glad," pulled her out of her reverie.
, The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Moss (1986)He sinks into a reverie and then adds, "Just one call from Sardar Patel and we gave up power which we had won by the strength of our swords.
India Today (2000)Stockton is in a private reverie of laughter when she does it and the audience is laughing too, though she's barely intelligible.
Globe and Mail (2003)"I ask myself as I head for the street, my reverie shattered.
Belfast Telegraph (2005)This kind of reverie is still almost exclusive to young women.
, Jealousy (1986)