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Definitions for: Reverie [n] an abstracted state of absorption
[n] absent-minded dreaming while awake
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
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.
2. An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [R.]
There are infinite reveries and numberless
extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish
minds]. --Addison.
Synonyms: air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, revery
See Also: abstractedness, abstraction, brown study, dream, dreaming
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