reverie Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun absentminded dreaming while awake
revery; castle in Spain; air castle; daydream; daydreaming; castle in the air; oneirism.
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noun an abstracted state of absorption
revery.
WordNet
Rev"er*ie, Rev"er*y noun
(Also<
- Reverie
- Revery
)
Etymology
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Definitions
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A loose or irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep musing; daydream. "Rapt in nameless reveries." Tennyson.When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call revery, our language has scarce a name for it. Locke.
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An extravagant concient of the fancy; a vision. R.There are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds]. Addison.