revery

Noun
Synonyms: reveriedaydreamdaydreamingoneirismair castlecastle in the aircastle in Spain

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an abstracted state of absorptionSynonyms: reverie
  2. absentminded dreaming while awakeSynonyms: reveriedaydreamdaydreamingoneirismair castlecastle in the aircastle in Spain
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Revery \Rev"er*y\, n. Same as Reverie. [1913 Webster]
Reverie \Rev"er*ie\, Revery \Rev"er*y\, n.; pl. Reveries. [F. r['e]verie, fr. r[^e]ver 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." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

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.[1913 Webster]

2.An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [R.] [1913 Webster]

There are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds].— Addison.[1913 Webster]
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