reverie
/'revəri/
Definition
- Noun:
- A state of being pleasantly lost in one's own thoughts; a daydream: "reverie" refers to a condition in which a person is absorbed in pleasant, dreamlike thoughts while awake, often disconnected from their immediate surroundings.
- A fanciful or impractical idea or theory: In a more literary or archaic sense, it can denote a visionary or unrealistic notion.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She was so deep in reverie that she didn't hear the doorbell.
- His lecture was interrupted by a pleasant reverie about his upcoming vacation.
- The poet's work is filled with romantic reveries about nature.
Advanced Usage
- "to be lost in (a) reverie": to be completely absorbed in daydreaming.
- Staring out the window, he was lost in a reverie about the past.
- "to indulge in reverie": to allow oneself to daydream.
- She liked to indulge in reverie during long train journeys.
Variants and Related Words
- Revere (verb): to feel deep respect or admiration for someone or something. (Note: This is a distinct word, not a variant, but it is a common point of confusion due to similar spelling).
- Reverent (adjective): feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
Synonyms
- Daydream: a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.
- Trance: a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, often similar to deep absorption.
- Brown study (idiomatic): a state of deep thought or reverie.
Related Phrases
- "A waking dream": a phrase often used to describe the state of reverie, emphasizing its dreamlike quality while one is awake.
Related Idioms
- "To have one's head in the clouds": to be out of touch with reality, often because one is daydreaming or lost in thought. This idiom captures a similar state of mind to being in a reverie.
Noun
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an abstracted state of absorption
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absentminded dreaming while awake
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