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

Make your way to the anniversary party on opening night in style with your favorite streamer’s reverie strutting through the French Quarter behind a brass band playing some familiar scores, creepy characters, and you. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025

In an early monologue, Hoffman sits at the lip of the stage describing a strange nighttime reverie among the avocado trees. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025

If there are plants that become drugs for humans, the more-than-human world vibrates in hallucinogenic reveries. —Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025

Sho interrupts Masa’s reverie by announcing that a new pattern in his behavior has been deduced. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 21 Aug. 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

Rhymes for reverie

• every

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