preoccupation, state of being lost in meditation; daydream, fantasy
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Reverie Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Alt. of Revery
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAlt. of Revery
reverie
\rev"er*ie\ (?), revery \rev"er*y\ (?), ] n.; pl. reveries (#). [f. réverie, fr. rêver to dream, rave, be light-headed. cf. rave.]
1. a loose or irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep musing; daydream. "rapt in nameless reveries." 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.
2. an extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [r.] there are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds].
reverie
n
1. absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air , castle in spain]
2. an abstracted state of absorption [syn: revery]
Noun
1. absent-minded dreaming while awake
(synonym) revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spain
(hypernym) dream, dreaming
2. an abstracted state of absorption
(synonym) revery
(hypernym) abstractedness, abstraction
(hyponym) dream
Reverie Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Reverie may refer to:
- A daydream
- A dreamy state of mind.
- reverie, an instrumental composition of a vague and dreamy character
- "Rêverie", a solo piano piece by Claude Debussy
- Reverie, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States
- "Reverie", a song bye Ludovico Einaudi from the album Nightbook
- "Reverie" (Elton John song)
- "Reverie", a song by Design the Skyline from their album Nevaeh
- "Reverie", an experimental short film by photographer Vincent Laforet
- W. R. Bion's psychoanalytic use of "reverie".
- Reverie (Marion, Alabama), a Greek Revival mansion in Marion, Alabama
- Reverie (Rafael Anton Irisarri album), a 2010 album
- Reverie (Joe Henry album), a 2011 album
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