revery

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revery

She sat by the window, lost in a quiet revery.

Definition

Noun: 1. A state of being pleasantly lost in one's own thoughts; daydreaming: A condition of mind characterized by abstracted or absentminded thinking, often about pleasant, imaginative, or wishful things, while one is awake. 2. An abstracted state of absorption: A mental condition of being so deeply engrossed in thought that one is unaware of or inattentive to their immediate surroundings.

Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • She sat by the window, lost in a pleasant revery about her upcoming vacation.
    • The professor's long pauses were not signs of boredom but of deep revery.
    • He was so deep in revery that he didn't hear the doorbell ring.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be lost in revery": To be completely absorbed in daydreaming or deep thought.
    • The artist was lost in revery, staring at the blank canvas before the idea came to him.
  • "A fit of revery": A sudden or brief period of daydreaming.
    • A fit of revery about his childhood home overtook him as he listened to the old song.
Variants and Related Words
  • Reverie (noun): This is the far more common and preferred modern spelling of the same word. "Revery" is an older variant.
    • He drifted into a waking reverie.
Synonyms
  • Daydreaming: The act of having dreamlike thoughts while awake.
  • Abstractedness: The state of being lost in thought and not paying attention.
  • Brown study: An old-fashioned idiom for a state of deep thought or reverie.
  • Musings: Periods of reflection or contemplation.
Antonyms
  • Alertness: The state of being fully attentive and aware.
  • Concentration: The focused application of the mind on a specific task or object.
  • Attention: The act of closely observing or listening.
revery

She sat by the window, lost in a quiet revery.

Noun
  1. absentminded dreaming while awake
  2. an abstracted state of absorption

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