reverie

noun

rev·​er·​ie ˈre-və-rē 

ˈrev-rē

variants or less commonly revery

plural reveries

1

: daydream

2

: the condition of being lost in thought

Synonyms

• daydreaming
• study
• trance
• woolgathering

Examples of reverie in a Sentence

I was lost in reverie and didn't realize my flight was boarding until it was almost too late.

Recent Examples on the Web

As often occurs in Baker’s work, there is some tension over how the drama will move from plotless reverie to resolution. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024

That reverie led to his latest high-jewelry collection, which combines brown diamonds with sculpted brown pebbles, and white diamonds with marble, in large, curvaceous cuffs, rings, and earrings. —Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2024

Forcing the farmers to focus their work on the farmhouse somehow shocked them out of this reverie, but not before the hungry citizens had tanked the approval level needed to help my settlement grow. —Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024

Memory and fantasy intermingle beautifully in Linklater’s sweet and sneakily profound reverie about growing up in NASA country. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

French rêverie, from Middle French, delirium, from resver, rever to wander, be delirious

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

reverie

noun

rev·​er·​ie

variants also revery

ˈrev-(ə-)rē 

plural reveries

1

: daydream entry 1

2

: the condition of being lost in thought