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.

Noun

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