reverie

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Pronunciation

• enPR: rĕʹvə-rē, IPA: /ˈɹɛvəɹi/

Noun

reverie

1. A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream. [1657]
   • 1847, Alfred Tennyson, The Princess, Canto VII, lines 107-108

     we sat / But spoke not, rapt in nameless reverie, […]

2. An extravagant conceit of the imagination; a vision.
   • Joseph Addison

     If the minds of men were laid open, we should see but little difference between that of the wise man and that of the fool; there are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both.

Synonyms

• (state of dreaming while awake) air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism

Translations

• French: rêverie
• German: Tagtraum
• Portuguese: devaneio
• Russian: забытьё
• Spanish: vigilia

Translations

• German: Träumerei, Fantasie
• Italian: fantasticheria, sogno ad occhi aperti
• Spanish: fantasía

Noun

reverie (plural reveries)

1. (archaic) A caper, a frolic; merriment. [mid 14th Century]

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